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citation in Arabic

شَاهِد šāhid

/ˌsaɪˈteɪʃn̩/US/ˌsaɪˈteɪʃən/

citation in Arabic: شَاهِد (šāhid). In English, citation means an official summons or notice given to a person to appear.

Arabic words for citation

(lexicography) a quotation with attached bibliographical details
شَاهِد šāhid

English meaning of citation

  1. noun An official summons or notice given to a person to appear.
  2. noun The paper containing such summons or notice.
  3. noun The act of citing a passage from a text, or from another person, using the exact words of the original text or speech and giving credit to the original by referencing.
  4. noun An entry in a list of sources from which information was taken, typically following a prescribed bibliographical style; a reference.

Full definition of citation

citation in a sentence

  • She has over 1,000 citations.
  • It's a simple citation of facts.

Synonyms of citation

All synonyms of citation

citation in other languages

Questions about citation in Arabic

What is the meaning of citation in Arabic?
Citation in Arabic is شَاهِد (šāhid).
ما معنى كلمة citation؟
Citation: شَاهِد (šāhid).
What does citation mean in English?
Citation means an official summons or notice given to a person to appear.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: citation (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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