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backslash in Arabic

مَائِلَة مُعَاكِسَة māʔila muʕākisa

/ˈbækˌslæʃ/

backslash in Arabic: مَائِلَة مُعَاكِسَة (māʔila muʕākisa). In English, backslash means the punctuation mark \ (a left-leaning diagonal line). (Common uses include (1) use as a delimiter in filepaths and (2) use as an escape character to mark literals.).

Arabic words for backslash

punctuation mark
مَائِلَة مُعَاكِسَة māʔila muʕākisa

English meaning of backslash

  1. noun The punctuation mark \ (a left-leaning diagonal line). (Common uses include (1) use as a delimiter in filepaths and (2) use as an escape character to mark literals.).
  2. noun The punctuation mark /; a slash, forward slash.
  3. verb To escape (a metacharacter) by prepending a backslash that serves as an escape character, thereby forming an escape sequence.

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Questions about backslash in Arabic

What is the meaning of backslash in Arabic?
Backslash in Arabic is مَائِلَة مُعَاكِسَة (māʔila muʕākisa).
ما معنى كلمة backslash؟
Backslash: مَائِلَة مُعَاكِسَة (māʔila muʕākisa).
What does backslash mean in English?
Backslash means the punctuation mark \ (a left-leaning diagonal line). (Common uses include (1) use as a delimiter in filepaths and (2) use as an escape character to mark literals.).

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Adapted from Wiktionary: backslash (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Arabic words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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