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armchair in Arabic

كُرْسِيّ ذُو ذِرَاعَيْن kursiyy ḏū ḏirāʕayn

UK/ˈɑː(ɹ)mtʃɛə(ɹ)//ˈɑɹmt͡ʃɛɚ/

armchair in Arabic: كُرْسِيّ ذُو ذِرَاعَيْن (kursiyy ḏū ḏirāʕayn), أَرِيكَة (ʔarīka), كُرْسِيّ (kursiyy). In English, armchair means a chair with supports for the arms or elbows.

Arabic words for armchair

chair with supports for the arms or elbows
كُرْسِيّ ذُو ذِرَاعَيْن kursiyy ḏū ḏirāʕayn, أَرِيكَة ʔarīka, كُرْسِيّ kursiyy

English meaning of armchair

  1. noun A chair with supports for the arms or elbows.
  2. noun An upholstered chair without armrests intended for the living room.
  3. noun A position from which a casual and inexpert perspective looks out on the world.
  4. adjective Remote from actual involvement (including cases where a person has retired from previously active involvement).

Full definition of armchair

armchair in a sentence

  • I collapsed into an armchair.
  • These days I'm an armchair detective.
  • He's just an armchair lawyer who thinks he knows a lot about the law because he reads a legal blog.

Synonyms of armchair

armchair in other languages

Questions about armchair in Arabic

What is the meaning of armchair in Arabic?
Armchair in Arabic is كُرْسِيّ ذُو ذِرَاعَيْن (kursiyy ḏū ḏirāʕayn), أَرِيكَة (ʔarīka), كُرْسِيّ (kursiyy).
ما معنى كلمة armchair؟
Armchair: كُرْسِيّ ذُو ذِرَاعَيْن (kursiyy ḏū ḏirāʕayn), أَرِيكَة (ʔarīka), كُرْسِيّ (kursiyy).
What does armchair mean in English?
Armchair means a chair with supports for the arms or elbows.

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