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Greek fire in Arabic

النَّارُ الإِغْرِيقِيَّة an-nāru l-ʔiḡrīqiyya

Greek fire in Arabic: النَّارُ الإِغْرِيقِيَّة (an-nāru l-ʔiḡrīqiyya). In English, Greek fire means a highly flammable substance of unknown composition first used by the Greeks of Constantinople in the 7th century ce to set fire to enemy ships, buildings, etc.

Arabic words for Greek fire

flammable substance
النَّارُ الإِغْرِيقِيَّة an-nāru l-ʔiḡrīqiyya

English meaning of Greek fire

  1. noun A highly flammable substance of unknown composition first used by the Greeks of Constantinople in the 7th century ce to set fire to enemy ships, buildings, etc.

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Questions about Greek fire in Arabic

What is the meaning of Greek fire in Arabic?
Greek fire in Arabic is النَّارُ الإِغْرِيقِيَّة (an-nāru l-ʔiḡrīqiyya).
ما معنى كلمة Greek fire؟
Greek fire: النَّارُ الإِغْرِيقِيَّة (an-nāru l-ʔiḡrīqiyya).
What does Greek fire mean in English?
Greek fire means a highly flammable substance of unknown composition first used by the Greeks of Constantinople in the 7th century ce to set fire to enemy ships, buildings, etc.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Greek fire (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Arabic words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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