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coal in Arabic

فَحْم حَجَرِيّ faḥm ḥajariyy

/kɒl/UK/kəʊl/

coal in Arabic: فَحْم حَجَرِيّ (faḥm ḥajariyy), فَحْم (faḥm), فحم (faḥm), فَحَم (faḥam). In English, coal means a black or brownish black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel.

Arabic words for coal

uncountable: carbon rock
فَحْم حَجَرِيّ faḥm ḥajariyy, فَحْم faḥm, فحم faḥm, فَحَم faḥam

English meaning of coal

  1. noun A black or brownish black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel.
  2. noun A type of coal, such as bituminous, anthracite, or lignite, and grades and varieties thereof, as a fuel commodity ready to buy and burn.
  3. noun A piece of coal used for burning (this use is less common in American English).
  4. noun A glowing or charred piece of coal, wood, or other solid fuel.

Full definition of coal

coal in a sentence

  • The coal in this region was prized by ironmasters in centuries past, who mined it in the spots where the drainage methods of the day permitted.
  • Put some coal on the fire.
  • Order some coal from the coalyard.

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Questions about coal in Arabic

What is the meaning of coal in Arabic?
Coal in Arabic is فَحْم حَجَرِيّ (faḥm ḥajariyy), فَحْم (faḥm), فحم (faḥm), فَحَم (faḥam).
ما معنى كلمة coal؟
Coal: فَحْم حَجَرِيّ (faḥm ḥajariyy), فَحْم (faḥm), فحم (faḥm), فَحَم (faḥam).
What does coal mean in English?
Coal means a black or brownish black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel.

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