negev

Questions about negev

What does negev mean?

negev means "a desert in southern Israel".

How many syllables are in negev?

negev has 2 syllables: neg-ev. The stress falls on "neg". In IPA it is /ˈnɛˌɡɛv/.

What is another word for negev?

Close synonyms include Negev Desert. 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 negev a common word?

negev is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.