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chair in Arabic

كُرْسِيّ kursiyy

/t͡ʃɛə/

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chair in Arabic: كُرْسِيّ (kursiyy), مَقْعَد (maqʕad), كرسي (korsī), شلية (šalya). In English, chair means an item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person.

Arabic words for chair

furniture
كُرْسِيّ kursiyy, مَقْعَد maqʕad, كرسي korsī, شلية šalya
distinguished professorship
كُرْسِيّ مُعَلِّم kursiyy muʕallim

English meaning of chair

  1. noun An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person.
  2. noun The post or position of chairperson.
  3. noun The seating position of a particular musician in an orchestra.
  4. noun A cast-iron component used on railways to support bullhead rails and secure them to the sleepers.

Full definition of chair

chair in a sentence

  • All I need to weather a snowstorm is hot coffee, a warm fire, a good book and a comfortable chair.
  • I sat on my chair to have dinner.
  • The meeting began, with Mr Roberts in the chair.

chair in other languages

Questions about chair in Arabic

What is the meaning of chair in Arabic?
Chair in Arabic is كُرْسِيّ (kursiyy), مَقْعَد (maqʕad), كرسي (korsī), شلية (šalya).
ما معنى كلمة chair؟
Chair: كُرْسِيّ (kursiyy), مَقْعَد (maqʕad), كرسي (korsī), شلية (šalya).
What does chair mean in English?
Chair means an item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person.

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