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bloodshed in Arabic

سَفْك الدَّم safk ad-dam

/ˈblʌdˌʃɛd/

bloodshed in Arabic: سَفْك الدَّم (safk ad-dam), إِرَاقَةُ الدَّم (ʔirāqatu d-dam), سَفَكَ الدَّمَ (safaka d-dama). In English, bloodshed means the shedding or spilling of blood.

Arabic words for bloodshed

shedding or spilling of blood
سَفْك الدَّم safk ad-dam, إِرَاقَةُ الدَّم ʔirāqatu d-dam
carnage, destruction of life, slaughter
سَفَكَ الدَّمَ safaka d-dama

English meaning of bloodshed

  1. noun The shedding or spilling of blood.
  2. noun A slaughter; destruction of life, notably on a large scale.
  3. noun The shedding of one's own blood; specifically, the death of Christ.
  4. noun A bloodshot condition or appearance; an effusion of blood in the eye.

Full definition of bloodshed

bloodshed in a sentence

  • The revolution resulted in heavy bloodshed.
  • widespread bloodshed

Synonyms of bloodshed

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Questions about bloodshed in Arabic

What is the meaning of bloodshed in Arabic?
Bloodshed in Arabic is سَفْك الدَّم (safk ad-dam), إِرَاقَةُ الدَّم (ʔirāqatu d-dam), سَفَكَ الدَّمَ (safaka d-dama).
ما معنى كلمة bloodshed؟
Bloodshed: سَفْك الدَّم (safk ad-dam), إِرَاقَةُ الدَّم (ʔirāqatu d-dam), سَفَكَ الدَّمَ (safaka d-dama).
What does bloodshed mean in English?
Bloodshed means the shedding or spilling of blood.

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