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out of the blue in Arabic

فَجْأَةً fajʔatan

/aʊt əv ðə ˈbluː/

out of the blue in Arabic: فَجْأَةً (fajʔatan), عَلَى حِينِ غِرَّةٍ (ʕalā ḥīni ḡirratin), عَلَى حِينِ غَفْلَةٍ (ʕalā ḥīni ḡaflatin). In English, out of the blue means unexpectedly; without warning or preparation.

Arabic words for out of the blue

unexpectedly
فَجْأَةً fajʔatan, عَلَى حِينِ غِرَّةٍ ʕalā ḥīni ḡirratin, عَلَى حِينِ غَفْلَةٍ ʕalā ḥīni ḡaflatin

English meaning of out of the blue

  1. prepositional phrase Unexpectedly; without warning or preparation.

Full definition of out of the blue

out of the blue in a sentence

  • After I hadn’t heard from her in six months, she called me out of the blue to meet for lunch.
  • I really can't understand how something like this could simply pop up out of the blue.

out of the blue in other languages

Questions about out of the blue in Arabic

What is the meaning of out of the blue in Arabic?
Out of the blue in Arabic is فَجْأَةً (fajʔatan), عَلَى حِينِ غِرَّةٍ (ʕalā ḥīni ḡirratin), عَلَى حِينِ غَفْلَةٍ (ʕalā ḥīni ḡaflatin).
ما معنى كلمة out of the blue؟
Out of the blue: فَجْأَةً (fajʔatan), عَلَى حِينِ غِرَّةٍ (ʕalā ḥīni ḡirratin), عَلَى حِينِ غَفْلَةٍ (ʕalā ḥīni ḡaflatin).
What does out of the blue mean in English?
Out of the blue means unexpectedly; without warning or preparation.

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