Qumran

English

Etymology

From Arabic قُمْرَان (qumrān).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /kʊmˈɹɑːn/
  • (US) IPA(key): /kʊmˈɹæn/

Proper noun

Qumran

  1. A region on the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea in the West Bank, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered.

Derived terms