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basil in Arabic

رَيْحَان rayḥān

/ˈbæz.əl/US/ˈbeɪ.zəl/

basil in Arabic: رَيْحَان (rayḥān), حَبَق (ḥabaq). In English, basil means a plant (Ocimum basilicum).

Arabic words for basil

plant
رَيْحَان rayḥān, حَبَق ḥabaq
herb
رَيْحَان rayḥān, حَبَق ḥabaq

English meaning of basil

  1. noun A plant (Ocimum basilicum).
  2. noun The leaves of this plant used as a herb.
  3. noun Any other species in the genus Ocimum.
  4. noun The angle to which a joiner's tool is ground away.

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Questions about basil in Arabic

What is the meaning of basil in Arabic?
Basil in Arabic is رَيْحَان (rayḥān), حَبَق (ḥabaq).
ما معنى كلمة basil؟
Basil: رَيْحَان (rayḥān), حَبَق (ḥabaq).
What does basil mean in English?
Basil means a plant (Ocimum basilicum).

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Adapted from Wiktionary: basil (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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