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lighter in Arabic

قَدَّاحَة qaddāḥa

/ˈlaɪtə//ˈlaɪtɚ/

lighter in Arabic: قَدَّاحَة (qaddāḥa), وَلَّاعَة (wallāʕa). In English, lighter means a person who lights things.

Arabic words for lighter

fire-making device
قَدَّاحَة qaddāḥa, وَلَّاعَة wallāʕa

English meaning of lighter

  1. noun A person who lights things.
  2. noun A device used to light things, especially a reusable handheld device for creating fire to light cigarettes.
  3. noun A flat-bottomed boat for carrying heavy loads across short distances (especially for canals or for loading or unloading larger boats).
  4. verb To transfer (cargo or passengers) to or from a ship by means of a lighter or other small vessel.

Full definition of lighter

lighter in a sentence

  • Cigarette in mouth, he clutched his pockets in search of a lighter.

Synonyms of lighter

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Questions about lighter in Arabic

What is the meaning of lighter in Arabic?
Lighter in Arabic is قَدَّاحَة (qaddāḥa), وَلَّاعَة (wallāʕa).
ما معنى كلمة lighter؟
Lighter: قَدَّاحَة (qaddāḥa), وَلَّاعَة (wallāʕa).
What does lighter mean in English?
Lighter means a person who lights things.

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