defective in Arabic
معيب maʕīb
UK/dɪˈfɛktɪv/
defective in Arabic: معيب (maʕīb), نَاقِص (nāqiṣ). In English, defective means having one or more defects.
Arabic words for defective
- having one or more defects
- معيب maʕīb
- having a weak final consonant
- نَاقِص nāqiṣ
English meaning of defective
- adjective Having one or more defects.
- adjective Lacking some forms; e.g., having only one tense or being usable only in the third person.
- adjective Having a root whose final consonant is weak (ي, و, or ء).
- adjective Not capable of representing all the phonemic distinctions of a language it is used to write.
defective in a sentence
- If the workmanship is defective, they'll replace the shoes with a new pair.
- Artillery officers sometimes have defective hearing.
Synonyms of defective
defective in other languages
Questions about defective in Arabic
- What is the meaning of defective in Arabic?
- Defective in Arabic is معيب (maʕīb), نَاقِص (nāqiṣ).
- ما معنى كلمة defective؟
- Defective: معيب (maʕīb), نَاقِص (nāqiṣ).
- What does defective mean in English?
- Defective means having one or more defects.
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