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pain in Arabic

أَلَم ʔalam

/ˈpeɪ̯n/

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Australia/ˈpæɪ̯n/

pain in Arabic: أَلَم (ʔalam), وَجَع (wajaʕ), ألم (ʔalam), آلَمَ (ʔālama). In English, pain means an ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; hurt.

Arabic words for pain

ache or bodily suffering
أَلَم ʔalam, وَجَع wajaʕ, ألم ʔalam
suffering or anguish, especially mental
أَلَمٌ ʔalamun
to hurt; to put to bodily uneasiness or anguish
آلَمَ ʔālama, يُؤْلِمُ yuʔlimu
to render uneasy in mind, to grieve
آلَمَ ʔālama, يُؤْلِمُ yuʔlimu

English meaning of pain

  1. noun An ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; hurt.
  2. noun The pangs or sufferings of childbirth, caused by contractions of the uterus.
  3. noun The condition or fact of suffering or anguish especially mental, as opposed to pleasure; torment; distress.
  4. noun An annoying person or thing.

Full definition of pain

pain in a sentence

  • The greatest difficulty lies in treating patients with chronic pain.
  • I had to stop running when I started getting pains in my feet.
  • In the final analysis, pain is a fact of life.

Synonyms of pain

All synonyms of pain

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Questions about pain in Arabic

What is the meaning of pain in Arabic?
Pain in Arabic is أَلَم (ʔalam), وَجَع (wajaʕ), ألم (ʔalam), آلَمَ (ʔālama).
ما معنى كلمة pain؟
Pain: أَلَم (ʔalam), وَجَع (wajaʕ), ألم (ʔalam), آلَمَ (ʔālama).
What does pain mean in English?
Pain means an ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; hurt.

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