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massacre in Arabic

مَذْبَحَة maḏbaḥa

/ˈmæs.ə.kə(ɹ)/

massacre in Arabic: مَذْبَحَة (maḏbaḥa), مَجْزَرَة (majzara), قَتَّلَ (qattala), ذَبَّحَ (ḏabbaḥa). In English, massacre means the killing of a considerable number (usually limited to people) where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and/or contrary to civilized norms.

Arabic words for massacre

intentional mass killing
مَذْبَحَة maḏbaḥa, مَجْزَرَة majzara
to kill in considerable numbers
قَتَّلَ qattala, ذَبَّحَ ḏabbaḥa

English meaning of massacre

  1. noun The killing of a considerable number (usually limited to people) where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and/or contrary to civilized norms.
  2. noun Murder.
  3. noun Any overwhelming defeat, as in a game or sport.
  4. verb To kill in considerable numbers where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to civilized norms. (Often limited to the killing of human beings.).

Full definition of massacre

massacre in a sentence

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Questions about massacre in Arabic

What is the meaning of massacre in Arabic?
Massacre in Arabic is مَذْبَحَة (maḏbaḥa), مَجْزَرَة (majzara), قَتَّلَ (qattala), ذَبَّحَ (ḏabbaḥa).
ما معنى كلمة massacre؟
Massacre: مَذْبَحَة (maḏbaḥa), مَجْزَرَة (majzara), قَتَّلَ (qattala), ذَبَّحَ (ḏabbaḥa).
What does massacre mean in English?
Massacre means the killing of a considerable number (usually limited to people) where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and/or contrary to civilized norms.

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