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bow in Arabic

قَوْس qaws

/ˈbəʊ̯//ˈboʊ̯/

bow in Arabic: قَوْس (qaws), عصاية (ʕaṣāya), اِنْحَنَى (inḥanā), قوس (ʔōs). In English, bow means a weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows.

Arabic words for bow

rod used for playing stringed instruments
قَوْس qaws, عصاية ʕaṣāya
weapon used for shooting arrows
قَوْس qaws, قوس ʔōs
type of knot with two loops
اَنْشُوطَة anšūṭa, فيونكة feyōnka, ببيونة bebyōna
to become bent
اِنْحَنَى inḥanā
to bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference
اِنْحَنَى لِلتَّحِيَّة inḥanā li-t-taḥiyya, اِنْحَنَى inḥanā, رَكَعَ rakaʕa
gesture made by bending forward at the waist
اِنْحِنَاءَة inḥināʔa, اِلْتِوَاءَة iltiwāʔa
front of a boat or ship
قَيْدُوم qaydūm

English meaning of bow

  1. noun A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows.
  2. noun A curved bend in a rod or planar surface, or in a linear formation such as a river (see oxbow).
  3. noun A rod with horsehair (or an artificial substitute) stretched between the ends, used for playing various stringed musical instruments.
  4. noun A stringed instrument (chordophone), consisting of a stick with a single taut cord stretched between the ends, most often played by plucking.

Full definition of bow

bow in a sentence

  • Holonym: bow and arrow
  • The musician bowed his violin expertly.
  • The shelf bowed under the weight of the books.

Synonyms of bow

All synonyms of bow

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Questions about bow in Arabic

What is the meaning of bow in Arabic?
Bow in Arabic is قَوْس (qaws), عصاية (ʕaṣāya), اِنْحَنَى (inḥanā), قوس (ʔōs).
ما معنى كلمة bow؟
Bow: قَوْس (qaws), عصاية (ʕaṣāya), اِنْحَنَى (inḥanā), قوس (ʔōs).
What does bow mean in English?
Bow means a weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows.

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