fault in Arabic
خَلَل ḵalal
/fɔːlt//fɔlt/
fault in Arabic: خَلَل (ḵalal), عَيْب (ʕayb), عَوَار (ʕawār), خَطَأ (ḵaṭaʔ). In English, fault means culpability; the responsibility for a blameworthy event.
Arabic words for fault
- defect
- خَلَل ḵalal, عَيْب ʕayb, عَوَار ʕawār
- mistake or error
- خَطَأ ḵaṭaʔ, غَلْطَة ḡalṭa, زمب
- culpability; responsibility
- خَطَأ ḵaṭaʔ
- geology: fracture
- صَدْع ṣadʕ, فَالِق fāliq
English meaning of fault
- noun Culpability; the responsibility for a blameworthy event.
- noun A failing of character; less severe than a vice.
- noun A characteristic, positive or negative or both, which increases one's risk of danger or difficulty.
- noun A strongly undesirable variation of food or drink caused by impurity or contamination.
fault in a sentence
- No, don't blame yourself. It's my fault that we lost the game.
- I told them the pie was still too hot. If they burn their tongues, that's their fault.
- Despite all her faults, she’s a good person at heart.
Synonyms of fault
fault in other languages
Questions about fault in Arabic
- What is the meaning of fault in Arabic?
- Fault in Arabic is خَلَل (ḵalal), عَيْب (ʕayb), عَوَار (ʕawār), خَطَأ (ḵaṭaʔ).
- ما معنى كلمة fault؟
- Fault: خَلَل (ḵalal), عَيْب (ʕayb), عَوَار (ʕawār), خَطَأ (ḵaṭaʔ).
- What does fault mean in English?
- Fault means culpability; the responsibility for a blameworthy event.
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