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black in Arabic

أَسْوَد ʔaswad

/blæk/

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black in Arabic: أَسْوَد (ʔaswad), سَوْدَاء (sawdāʔ), سُود (sūd), اسود (eswid). In English, black means absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.

Arabic words for black

absorbing all light
أَسْوَد ʔaswad, سَوْدَاء sawdāʔ, سُود sūd, اسود eswid, أسود ʔaswad, كحل kḥal
bad; evil
أَسْوَد ʔaswad
relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
زِنْجِيّ zinjiyy, زَنْجِيّ zanjiyy, أَسْوَد ʔaswad, حَامِيّ ḥāmiyy
dark-skinned person — see also Negro
زِنْجِيّ zinjiyy, زَنْجِيّ zanjiyy, أَسْوَد ʔaswad, سَوْدَاء sawdāʔ
colour/color
أَسْوَد ʔaswad, أسود ʔaswad

English meaning of black

  1. adjective Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.
  2. adjective Without light.
  3. adjective Belonging to or descended from any of various (African, Aboriginal, etc.) ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin. (See usage notes below.).
  4. adjective Belonging to or descended from any of various sub-Saharan African ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin.

Full definition of black

black in a sentence

  • The items around him were black in colour.
  • black drinking fountain; black hospital
  • I was dealt two red queens, and he got one of the black queens.

Synonyms of black

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Questions about black in Arabic

What is the meaning of black in Arabic?
Black in Arabic is أَسْوَد (ʔaswad), سَوْدَاء (sawdāʔ), سُود (sūd), اسود (eswid).
ما معنى كلمة black؟
Black: أَسْوَد (ʔaswad), سَوْدَاء (sawdāʔ), سُود (sūd), اسود (eswid).
What does black mean in English?
Black means absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.

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