aras

Questions about aras

What does aras mean?

aras means "a river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea; ancient name was Araxes".

How many syllables are in aras?

aras has 2 syllables and divides as a-ras under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for aras?

Close synonyms include Araxes. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is aras a common word?

aras is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.