hostage in Arabic
رَهِينَة rahīna
UK/ˈhɒs.tɪd͡ʒ//ˈhɑs.tɪd͡ʒ/
hostage in Arabic: رَهِينَة (rahīna). In English, hostage means a person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or similar agreement, such as to ensure the status of a vassal.
Arabic words for hostage
- person given as a pledge or security
- رَهِينَة rahīna
English meaning of hostage
- noun A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or similar agreement, such as to ensure the status of a vassal.
- noun A person seized in order to compel another party to act (or refrain from acting) in a certain way, because of the threat of harm to the hostage.
- noun Something that constrains one's actions because it is at risk.
- noun One who is compelled by something, especially something that poses a threat; one who is not free to choose their own course of action.
hostage in other languages
- hostage in Hindi
- hostage in Tamil
- hostage in Marathi
- hostage in Urdu
- hostage in Bengali
- hostage in Telugu
- hostage in Malayalam
- hostage in Kannada
- hostage in Punjabi
- hostage in Gujarati
- hostage in Odia
- hostage in Assamese
- hostage in Pashto
- hostage in Malay
- hostage in Indonesian
- hostage in Persian
- hostage in Thai
- hostage in Vietnamese
- hostage in Myanmar
Questions about hostage in Arabic
- What is the meaning of hostage in Arabic?
- Hostage in Arabic is رَهِينَة (rahīna).
- ما معنى كلمة hostage؟
- Hostage: رَهِينَة (rahīna).
- What does hostage mean in English?
- Hostage means a person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or similar agreement, such as to ensure the status of a vassal.
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