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millet in Arabic

دَخْن daḵn

/ˈmɪlɪt/US/ˈmɪlət/

millet in Arabic: دَخْن (daḵn), ملَة, مل, مِلَّة (milla). In English, millet means any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food, widely cultivated in the developing world.

Arabic words for millet

any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food
دَخْن daḵn
community in the Ottoman Empire
ملَة, مل, مِلَّة milla

English meaning of millet

  1. noun Any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food, widely cultivated in the developing world.
  2. noun Common millet, in particular of species Panicum miliaceum.
  3. noun A semi-autonomous confessional community under the Ottoman Empire, especially a non-Muslim one.

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Questions about millet in Arabic

What is the meaning of millet in Arabic?
Millet in Arabic is دَخْن (daḵn), ملَة, مل, مِلَّة (milla).
ما معنى كلمة millet؟
Millet: دَخْن (daḵn), ملَة, مل, مِلَّة (milla).
What does millet mean in English?
Millet means any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food, widely cultivated in the developing world.

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