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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

  1. adjective Having one or more defects.
  2. adjective Lacking some forms; e.g., having only one tense or being usable only in the third person.
  3. adjective Having a root whose final consonant is weak (ي, و, or ء).
  4. adjective Not capable of representing all the phonemic distinctions of a language it is used to write.

Full definition of defective

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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