hijack in Arabic
خَطَفَ ḵaṭafa
UK/ˈhaɪ.d͡ʒæk/
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Australia/ˈhɑe.d͡ʒæk/
hijack in Arabic: خَطَفَ (ḵaṭafa), إِخْتِطَاف (ʔiḵtiṭāf). In English, hijack means to forcibly seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat).
Arabic words for hijack
- to seize control of a vehicle
- خَطَفَ ḵaṭafa
- instance of hijacking of a vehicle
- إِخْتِطَاف ʔiḵtiṭāf
English meaning of hijack
- verb To forcibly seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat).
- verb To seize control of some process or resource to achieve a purpose other than its originally intended one.
- verb To introduce an amendment deleting the contents of a bill and inserting entirely new provisions.
- noun An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle; a hijacking.
hijack in a sentence
- hijack the radio show
hijack in other languages
Questions about hijack in Arabic
- What is the meaning of hijack in Arabic?
- Hijack in Arabic is خَطَفَ (ḵaṭafa), إِخْتِطَاف (ʔiḵtiṭāf).
- ما معنى كلمة hijack؟
- Hijack: خَطَفَ (ḵaṭafa), إِخْتِطَاف (ʔiḵtiṭāf).
- What does hijack mean in English?
- Hijack means to forcibly seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat).
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