legitimate in Arabic
قَانُونِيّ qānūniyy
/lɪˈd͡ʒɪt.ɪ.mət/
legitimate in Arabic: قَانُونِيّ (qānūniyy). In English, legitimate means in accordance with the law or established legal forms and requirements.
Arabic words for legitimate
- lawful
- قَانُونِيّ qānūniyy
English meaning of legitimate
- adjective In accordance with the law or established legal forms and requirements.
- adjective Conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards; valid.
- adjective Authentic, real, genuine.
- adjective Lawfully begotten, i.e. born to a married couple or later legitimated.
legitimate in a sentence
- legitimate reasoning; a legitimate standard or method
- legitimate poems of Chaucer; legitimate inscriptions
- Besides his four legitimate wives, the caliph had dozens of concubines.
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Questions about legitimate in Arabic
- What is the meaning of legitimate in Arabic?
- Legitimate in Arabic is قَانُونِيّ (qānūniyy).
- ما معنى كلمة legitimate؟
- Legitimate: قَانُونِيّ (qānūniyy).
- What does legitimate mean in English?
- Legitimate means in accordance with the law or established legal forms and requirements.
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