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bray in Arabic

نَهَقَ nahaqa

/bɹeɪ/UK/bɹeɪ/

bray in Arabic: نَهَقَ (nahaqa), رَغَى (raḡā), هَدَر (hadar), نَهْقَة (nahqa). In English, bray means of an animal (now chiefly of animals related to the ass or donkey, and the camel): to make its cry.

Arabic words for bray

to make the cry of a donkey
نَهَقَ nahaqa
to make the cry of a camel
رَغَى raḡā, هَدَر hadar
cry of an ass or donkey
نَهْقَة nahqa

English meaning of bray

  1. verb Of an animal (now chiefly of animals related to the ass or donkey, and the camel): to make its cry.
  2. verb To make a harsh, discordant sound like a donkey's bray.
  3. verb To make or utter (a shout, sound, etc.) discordantly, loudly, or in a harsh and grating manner.
  4. noun The cry of an animal, now chiefly that of animals related to the ass or donkey, or the camel.

Full definition of bray

bray in a sentence

  • Whenever I walked by, that donkey brayed at me.
  • He threw back his head and brayed with laughter.

Synonyms of bray

bray in other languages

Questions about bray in Arabic

What is the meaning of bray in Arabic?
Bray in Arabic is نَهَقَ (nahaqa), رَغَى (raḡā), هَدَر (hadar), نَهْقَة (nahqa).
ما معنى كلمة bray؟
Bray: نَهَقَ (nahaqa), رَغَى (raḡā), هَدَر (hadar), نَهْقَة (nahqa).
What does bray mean in English?
Bray means of an animal (now chiefly of animals related to the ass or donkey, and the camel): to make its cry.

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