bruise in Arabic
كَدَمَ kadama
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bruise in Arabic: كَدَمَ (kadama), كَدْمَة (kadma), رَضّ (raḍḍ), رَضَّة (raḍḍa). In English, bruise means to strike (a person), originally with something flat or heavy, but now specifically in such a way as to discolour the skin without breaking it; to contuse.
Arabic words for bruise
- strike (a person), giving them a bruise
- كَدَمَ kadama
- medical: mark on the skin
- كَدْمَة kadma, رَضّ raḍḍ, رَضَّة raḍḍa
English meaning of bruise
- verb To strike (a person), originally with something flat or heavy, but now specifically in such a way as to discolour the skin without breaking it; to contuse.
- verb To damage the skin of (fruit or vegetables), in an analogous way.
- verb Of fruit or vegetables, to gain bruises through being handled roughly.
- verb To become bruised.
bruise in a sentence
- Bananas bruise easily.
- Her thoughtless remarks bruised my ego.
- I was bruised by such wanton criticism.
Synonyms of bruise
bruise in other languages
Questions about bruise in Arabic
- What is the meaning of bruise in Arabic?
- Bruise in Arabic is كَدَمَ (kadama), كَدْمَة (kadma), رَضّ (raḍḍ), رَضَّة (raḍḍa).
- ما معنى كلمة bruise؟
- Bruise: كَدَمَ (kadama), كَدْمَة (kadma), رَضّ (raḍḍ), رَضَّة (raḍḍa).
- What does bruise mean in English?
- Bruise means to strike (a person), originally with something flat or heavy, but now specifically in such a way as to discolour the skin without breaking it; to contuse.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: bruise (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Arabic words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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