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igloo in Arabic

مَبْنًى قَبَّانِي mabnan qabbānī

/ˈɪɡ.luː/

igloo in Arabic: مَبْنًى قَبَّانِي (mabnan qabbānī), مَبْنًى اَلقَبَّانِي (mabnan al-qabbānī). In English, igloo means a dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.

Arabic words for igloo

Inuit snow house
مَبْنًى قَبَّانِي mabnan qabbānī, مَبْنًى اَلقَبَّانِي mabnan al-qabbānī

English meaning of igloo

  1. noun A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.
  2. noun A cavity, or excavation, made in the snow by a seal, over its breathing hole in the sea ice.
  3. noun A reinforced bunker for the storage of nuclear weapons.
  4. noun A kind of airfreight cargo container.

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Questions about igloo in Arabic

What is the meaning of igloo in Arabic?
Igloo in Arabic is مَبْنًى قَبَّانِي (mabnan qabbānī), مَبْنًى اَلقَبَّانِي (mabnan al-qabbānī).
ما معنى كلمة igloo؟
Igloo: مَبْنًى قَبَّانِي (mabnan qabbānī), مَبْنًى اَلقَبَّانِي (mabnan al-qabbānī).
What does igloo mean in English?
Igloo means a dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.

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