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ghost in Arabic

شَبَح šabaḥ

UK/ɡəʊst//ɡoʊst/

ghost in Arabic: شَبَح (šabaḥ), خَيَال (ḵayāl), زَوْل (zawl), طَيْف (ṭayf). In English, ghost means a disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.

Arabic words for ghost

spirit appearing after death
شَبَح šabaḥ, خَيَال ḵayāl, زَوْل zawl, طَيْف ṭayf, رُوح rūḥ, شَبْح šabḥ

English meaning of ghost

  1. noun A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
  2. noun A spirit; a human soul.
  3. noun Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image.
  4. noun A false image, for example in a photographic print or negative, or on a television screen or radar display, or in a telescope, caused by poor or double reception or reflection (from a lens or screen).

Full definition of ghost

ghost in a sentence

  • Everyone believed that the ghost of an old lady haunted the crypt.
  • He believes in ghosts.
  • not a ghost of a chance

Synonyms of ghost

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Questions about ghost in Arabic

What is the meaning of ghost in Arabic?
Ghost in Arabic is شَبَح (šabaḥ), خَيَال (ḵayāl), زَوْل (zawl), طَيْف (ṭayf).
ما معنى كلمة ghost؟
Ghost: شَبَح (šabaḥ), خَيَال (ḵayāl), زَوْل (zawl), طَيْف (ṭayf).
What does ghost mean in English?
Ghost means a disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.

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