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eye for an eye in Arabic

الْعَيْنُ بِالْعَيْن al-ʕaynu bi-l-ʕayn

eye for an eye in Arabic: الْعَيْنُ بِالْعَيْن (al-ʕaynu bi-l-ʕayn). In English, eye for an eye means compensation for injury caused by a person, in the form of inflicting an identical injury on that person.

Arabic words for eye for an eye

compensation for an injury
الْعَيْنُ بِالْعَيْن al-ʕaynu bi-l-ʕayn

English meaning of eye for an eye

  1. noun Compensation for injury caused by a person, in the form of inflicting an identical injury on that person.

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Questions about eye for an eye in Arabic

What is the meaning of eye for an eye in Arabic?
Eye for an eye in Arabic is الْعَيْنُ بِالْعَيْن (al-ʕaynu bi-l-ʕayn).
ما معنى كلمة eye for an eye؟
Eye for an eye: الْعَيْنُ بِالْعَيْن (al-ʕaynu bi-l-ʕayn).
What does eye for an eye mean in English?
Eye for an eye means compensation for injury caused by a person, in the form of inflicting an identical injury on that person.

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