mother-of-pearl in Arabic
عِرْق اللُّؤْلُؤ ʕirq al-luʔluʔ
/ˌmʌðəɹ əv ˈpɜː(ɹ)l/
mother-of-pearl in Arabic: عِرْق اللُّؤْلُؤ (ʕirq al-luʔluʔ), زِلْف (zilf), زَلَف (zalaf), صَدَف (ṣadaf). In English, mother-of-pearl means the hard pearly inner layer of certain mollusk shells; nacre.
Arabic words for mother-of-pearl
- pearly layer
- عِرْق اللُّؤْلُؤ ʕirq al-luʔluʔ, زِلْف zilf, زَلَف zalaf, صَدَف ṣadaf, أُمّ اللَّآلِئ ʔumm al-laʔāliʔ
English meaning of mother-of-pearl
- noun The hard pearly inner layer of certain mollusk shells; nacre.
- noun A butterfly of the genus Salamis.
- noun A butterfly of the species Patania ruralis.
- adjective Made from or looking like mother-of-pearl; iridescent or pearly.
Synonyms of mother-of-pearl
mother-of-pearl in other languages
Questions about mother-of-pearl in Arabic
- What is the meaning of mother-of-pearl in Arabic?
- Mother-of-pearl in Arabic is عِرْق اللُّؤْلُؤ (ʕirq al-luʔluʔ), زِلْف (zilf), زَلَف (zalaf), صَدَف (ṣadaf).
- ما معنى كلمة mother-of-pearl؟
- Mother-of-pearl: عِرْق اللُّؤْلُؤ (ʕirq al-luʔluʔ), زِلْف (zilf), زَلَف (zalaf), صَدَف (ṣadaf).
- What does mother-of-pearl mean in English?
- Mother-of-pearl means the hard pearly inner layer of certain mollusk shells; nacre.
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