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matchstick in Arabic

شَحّاطَة šaḥḥāṭa

/ˈmætʃstɪk/

matchstick in Arabic: شَحّاطَة (šaḥḥāṭa), شَخَّاطَة (šaḵḵāṭa), كِبْرِيت (kibrīt), كِبْرِيتَة (kibrīta). In English, matchstick means a small, slender piece of wood or cardboard serving as a component of a match.

Arabic words for matchstick

piece of wood
شَحّاطَة šaḥḥāṭa, شَخَّاطَة šaḵḵāṭa, كِبْرِيت kibrīt, كِبْرِيتَة kibrīta, ثِقَاب ṯiqāb, عُود ثِقَاب ʕūd ṯiqāb

English meaning of matchstick

  1. noun A small, slender piece of wood or cardboard serving as a component of a match.
  2. noun Any similarly small and thin piece.

Full definition of matchstick

matchstick in a sentence

  • A piece of wood or cardboard becomes a matchstick once the end has been dipped in a sulfurous compound to turn it into a complete match.
  • The explosion blew the powder shed to matchsticks.

Synonyms of matchstick

matchstick in other languages

Questions about matchstick in Arabic

What is the meaning of matchstick in Arabic?
Matchstick in Arabic is شَحّاطَة (šaḥḥāṭa), شَخَّاطَة (šaḵḵāṭa), كِبْرِيت (kibrīt), كِبْرِيتَة (kibrīta).
ما معنى كلمة matchstick؟
Matchstick: شَحّاطَة (šaḥḥāṭa), شَخَّاطَة (šaḵḵāṭa), كِبْرِيت (kibrīt), كِبْرِيتَة (kibrīta).
What does matchstick mean in English?
Matchstick means a small, slender piece of wood or cardboard serving as a component of a match.

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