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narration in Arabic

حِكَايَة ḥikāya

/nəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/US/ˌnæɹˈeɪ.ʃən/

narration in Arabic: حِكَايَة (ḥikāya). In English, narration means the act of recounting or relating in order the particulars of some action, occurrence, or affair; a narrating.

Arabic words for narration

act of recounting or relating
حِكَايَة ḥikāya
orderly recital of the particulars of a transaction or event
حِكَايَة ḥikāya

English meaning of narration

  1. noun The act of recounting or relating in order the particulars of some action, occurrence, or affair; a narrating.
  2. noun That which is narrated or recounted; an orderly recital of the details and particulars of some transaction or event, or of a series of transactions or events; a story or narrative.
  3. noun That part of an oration in which the speaker makes his or her statement of facts.

Full definition of narration

narration in a sentence

  • The film used voice-over narration to explain the story.
  • His calm narration made the documentary easy to follow.
  • The novel contains a first-person narration.

Synonyms of narration

narration in other languages

Questions about narration in Arabic

What is the meaning of narration in Arabic?
Narration in Arabic is حِكَايَة (ḥikāya).
ما معنى كلمة narration؟
Narration: حِكَايَة (ḥikāya).
What does narration mean in English?
Narration means the act of recounting or relating in order the particulars of some action, occurrence, or affair; a narrating.

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