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calf in Arabic

عِجْل ʕijl

UK/kɑːf//kæf/

calf in Arabic: عِجْل (ʕijl), دَغْفَل (daḡfal), حُوَار (ḥuwār), بَطَّة (baṭṭa). In English, calf means a young cow or bull of any bovid, such as domestic cattle or buffalo.

Arabic words for calf

young cow or bull
عِجْل ʕijl
young deer, elephant, seal or whale (also used of some other animals)
دَغْفَل daḡfal, حُوَار ḥuwār
anatomy: back of the leg below the knee
بَطَّة baṭṭa, رَبْلَةُ rablatu
muscle in the back of the leg below the knee
بَطْن اَلسَّاق baṭn as-sāq

English meaning of calf

  1. noun A young cow or bull of any bovid, such as domestic cattle or buffalo.
  2. noun Leather made of the skin of domestic calves; especially, a fine, light-coloured leather used in bookbinding.
  3. noun The young of various animals, especially elephant, giraffe, reindeer, seal, or whale (also indiscriminately used of other animals).
  4. noun A mass of ice broken from a larger glacier, ice shelf, or iceberg.

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Questions about calf in Arabic

What is the meaning of calf in Arabic?
Calf in Arabic is عِجْل (ʕijl), دَغْفَل (daḡfal), حُوَار (ḥuwār), بَطَّة (baṭṭa).
ما معنى كلمة calf؟
Calf: عِجْل (ʕijl), دَغْفَل (daḡfal), حُوَار (ḥuwār), بَطَّة (baṭṭa).
What does calf mean in English?
Calf means a young cow or bull of any bovid, such as domestic cattle or buffalo.

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