English pronunciation · Words Starting with A
Assi Pronunciation
Assi is pronounced .
proper noun: The Arabic name of the Orontes, the river that runs north from Lebanon through Syria into Turkey, and a given name in the region.
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Assi in a Sentence
- The Assi rises in the Bekaa valley.
- Farmers along the Assi depend on its summer flow.
- Assi Rahbani wrote much of the music she is famous for.
Common Mispronunciations of Assi
Not A-sy
The ending is a clear ee sound, not an eye. The final i in Arabic transliteration is always long ee.
Not AZ-ee
The double s hisses. Voicing it to a z belongs to English words like scissors, not to this transliteration.
Tip: The river is called the Orontes on most English maps and the Assi locally, and the local name means the rebel, because it flows north.
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