Adventures in Real Estate Pronunciation: Jumeirah

Tuesday, March 14, 2006, by Jeremy

The rebranding of the Essex House Hotel on Central Park South (under new ownership from Dubai) as the Jumeirah Essex House presents some challenges for the provincial Western tongue. How do you pronounce that? Our best guess is "Joo-mare-ah," although it could be "Joo-meer-ah." Any ideas?
· Dubai-Based Owners Touching Up Essex House Hotel [Curbed]
· What You Get in a Hotel Condo [NYT]

Filed under Hotels, Manhattan: Midtown West/Times Square, Real Estate Miscellany,

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Does Chuck know about this?

By Anonymous at March 14, 2006 10:34 AM

its the first, "joo-mare-ah"

By azaad at March 14, 2006 10:35 AM

joo-meir-ah, as it is Arabic

By aetil at March 14, 2006 10:57 AM

jew myra ?

By Anonymous at March 14, 2006 11:01 AM

juum eye' rah

By Anonymous at March 14, 2006 11:19 AM

jew may rah

By Anonymous at March 14, 2006 11:20 AM

It's ju-meer-ah. I was working on a story about the company for the recently departed Absolute magazine. You'll be hearing more from them soon -- the company plans to open 40 hotels over the next five years, and it's part of the Sheikh of Dubai's personal holdings company...

By Greg Lindsay at March 14, 2006 12:05 PM

Their swirly logo above the 'i' looks a little like the controversial burger king ice cream swirly / allah mix-up. see link below.

http://www.brusselsjournal.com/node/839

By Anonymous at March 14, 2006 3:07 PM

I wanna be part of the Sheikh of Dubai's personal holdings.

By joe mama at March 14, 2006 9:42 PM

10.

I used to live in Dubai, in Jumeirah Beach. Joo-mare-ah is close, but you'd soften the "joo" to a "juh" and the accent's on the second syllable.

By Dave Hyndman at March 15, 2006 10:02 AM