English Explanatory Dictionary

Haifa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A port city in northern Israel.
  2. A district of Israel.
name
  1. Abbreviation of hash iterative framework: a cryptographic structure used in the design of hash functions.

Pronunciation

/ˈxaɪfə/ /ˈhaɪfə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Haifa.wav

Word forms

Haifa

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish حیفا (hayfa) and Arabic حَيْفَا (ḥayfā), from Biblical Hebrew חיפה (ḥēp̄ɔ̂), from Classical Syriac ܟܐܦܐ (“rock”) presumably in reference to Mount Carmel, from Akkadian kāpu "rock".

Related words

Haifan
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