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headsman in Arabic

جَلَّاد jallād

headsman in Arabic: جَلَّاد (jallād). In English, headsman means a chief person; a head man.

Arabic words for headsman

An executioner
جَلَّاد jallād

English meaning of headsman

  1. noun A chief person; a head man.
  2. noun An executioner whose method of dispatching the condemned is decapitation.
  3. noun A labourer in a colliery who transports the coal from the workings to the horseway, and who is oftentimes assisted by a younger worker called a foal.
  4. noun One in command of a whaling vessel.

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Questions about headsman in Arabic

What is the meaning of headsman in Arabic?
Headsman in Arabic is جَلَّاد (jallād).
ما معنى كلمة headsman؟
Headsman: جَلَّاد (jallād).
What does headsman mean in English?
Headsman means a chief person; a head man.

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