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beehive in Arabic

خَلِيَّة ḵaliyya

/ˈbiːhaɪv/

beehive in Arabic: خَلِيَّة (ḵaliyya), قَفِير (qafīr), كُوَارَة (kuwāra), جَبْح (jabḥ). In English, beehive means such a home prepared by the bees themselves, in which some species of honey bees live and raise their young.

Arabic words for beehive

home of bees
خَلِيَّة ḵaliyya, قَفِير qafīr, كُوَارَة kuwāra, جَبْح jabḥ, عَسَّالَة ʕassāla, مَنْحَل manḥal
man-made structure in which bees are kept for their honey
خَلِيَّة ḵaliyya, قَفِير qafīr, كُوَارَة kuwāra, جَبْح jabḥ, عَسَّالَة ʕassāla, مَنْحَل manḥal

English meaning of beehive

  1. noun Such a home prepared by the bees themselves, in which some species of honey bees live and raise their young.
  2. noun A man-made structure in which honey bees are kept so that humans can harvest their honey.
  3. noun Any place full of activity, or in which people are very busy.
  4. noun A women's hairstyle, popular in the 1960s, in which long hair is styled into a hive-shaped form on top of the head and usually held in place with lacquer.

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Questions about beehive in Arabic

What is the meaning of beehive in Arabic?
Beehive in Arabic is خَلِيَّة (ḵaliyya), قَفِير (qafīr), كُوَارَة (kuwāra), جَبْح (jabḥ).
ما معنى كلمة beehive؟
Beehive: خَلِيَّة (ḵaliyya), قَفِير (qafīr), كُوَارَة (kuwāra), جَبْح (jabḥ).
What does beehive mean in English?
Beehive means such a home prepared by the bees themselves, in which some species of honey bees live and raise their young.

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