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papyrus in Arabic

بَرْدِيّ bardiyy

/pəˈpaɪɹəs/

papyrus in Arabic: بَرْدِيّ (bardiyy), كُولَان (kūlān), كَوْلَان (kawlān), بَرْدِيَّة (bardiyya). In English, papyrus means a plant (Cyperus papyrus) in the sedge family, native to the Nile river valley, paper reed.

Arabic words for papyrus

plant in the sedge family
بَرْدِيّ bardiyy, كُولَان kūlān, كَوْلَان kawlān
material made from this plant
بَرْدِيّ bardiyy, بَرْدِيَّة bardiyya
scroll or document written on this material
بَرْدِيَّة bardiyya

English meaning of papyrus

  1. noun A plant (Cyperus papyrus) in the sedge family, native to the Nile river valley, paper reed.
  2. noun A material similar to paper made from the papyrus plant.
  3. noun A scroll or document written on papyrus.

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Questions about papyrus in Arabic

What is the meaning of papyrus in Arabic?
Papyrus in Arabic is بَرْدِيّ (bardiyy), كُولَان (kūlān), كَوْلَان (kawlān), بَرْدِيَّة (bardiyya).
ما معنى كلمة papyrus؟
Papyrus: بَرْدِيّ (bardiyy), كُولَان (kūlān), كَوْلَان (kawlān), بَرْدِيَّة (bardiyya).
What does papyrus mean in English?
Papyrus means a plant (Cyperus papyrus) in the sedge family, native to the Nile river valley, paper reed.

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