despot in Arabic
طَاغٍ ṭāḡin
UK/ˈdɛs.pɒt/US/ˈdɛs.pət/
despot in Arabic: طَاغٍ (ṭāḡin), الطَاغِي (aṭ-ṭāḡī), مُسْتَبِدّ (mustabidd), ظَالِم (ẓālim). In English, despot means a ruler with absolute power; a tyrant.
Arabic words for despot
- ruler with absolute power; tyrant
- طَاغٍ ṭāḡin, الطَاغِي aṭ-ṭāḡī, مُسْتَبِدّ mustabidd, ظَالِم ẓālim, طَاغِيَة ṭāḡiya
English meaning of despot
- noun A ruler with absolute power; a tyrant.
- noun A title awarded to senior members of the imperial family in the late Byzantine Empire, and claimed by various independent or semi-autonomous rulers in the Balkans (12th to 15th centuries).
despot in other languages
Questions about despot in Arabic
- What is the meaning of despot in Arabic?
- Despot in Arabic is طَاغٍ (ṭāḡin), الطَاغِي (aṭ-ṭāḡī), مُسْتَبِدّ (mustabidd), ظَالِم (ẓālim).
- ما معنى كلمة despot؟
- Despot: طَاغٍ (ṭāḡin), الطَاغِي (aṭ-ṭāḡī), مُسْتَبِدّ (mustabidd), ظَالِم (ẓālim).
- What does despot mean in English?
- Despot means a ruler with absolute power; a tyrant.
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