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murrain in Arabic

مَوْتَان mawtān

/ˈmʌɹ(ɪ)n/US/ˈmʌɹən/

murrain in Arabic: مَوْتَان (mawtān). In English, murrain means infectious disease; pestilence, plague; (countable) sometimes used in curses such as a murrain on someone: an outbreak of such a disease; a plague.

Arabic words for murrain

any of several highly infectious diseases of cattle, etc.; or a particular epizootic thereof
مَوْتَان mawtān

English meaning of murrain

  1. noun Infectious disease; pestilence, plague; (countable) sometimes used in curses such as a murrain on someone: an outbreak of such a disease; a plague.
  2. noun A widespread affliction, calamity, or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution; a plague.
  3. noun Any of several highly infectious diseases of cattle or other livestock, such as anthrax, babesiosis, or rinderpest; or a particular epizootic thereof; also, an infectious disease affecting other animals, such as poultry.
  4. noun An infectious disease affecting plants.

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Questions about murrain in Arabic

What is the meaning of murrain in Arabic?
Murrain in Arabic is مَوْتَان (mawtān).
ما معنى كلمة murrain؟
Murrain: مَوْتَان (mawtān).
What does murrain mean in English?
Murrain means infectious disease; pestilence, plague; (countable) sometimes used in curses such as a murrain on someone: an outbreak of such a disease; a plague.

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