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pen in Arabic

زَرِيبَة zarība

UK/pɛn//pɪn/

pen in Arabic: زَرِيبَة (zarība), حَظِيرَة (ḥaẓīra), قَلَم (qalam), قَلَم حِبْر (qalam ḥibr). In English, pen means an enclosure (enclosed area) used to contain domesticated animals, especially sheep or cattle.

Arabic words for pen

enclosure (enclosed area) for animals
زَرِيبَة zarība, حَظِيرَة ḥaẓīra
writing tool
قَلَم qalam, قَلَم حِبْر qalam ḥibr, قلم ʔalam, ستيلو stīlu

English meaning of pen

  1. noun An enclosure (enclosed area) used to contain domesticated animals, especially sheep or cattle.
  2. noun A penitentiary, i.e. a state or federal prison for convicted felons.
  3. noun The bullpen.
  4. verb To enclose in a pen.

Full definition of pen

pen in a sentence

  • There are two steers in the third pen.
  • They caught him with a stolen horse, and he wound up in the pen again.
  • Two righties are up in the pen.

Synonyms of pen

pen in other languages

Questions about pen in Arabic

What is the meaning of pen in Arabic?
Pen in Arabic is زَرِيبَة (zarība), حَظِيرَة (ḥaẓīra), قَلَم (qalam), قَلَم حِبْر (qalam ḥibr).
ما معنى كلمة pen؟
Pen: زَرِيبَة (zarība), حَظِيرَة (ḥaẓīra), قَلَم (qalam), قَلَم حِبْر (qalam ḥibr).
What does pen mean in English?
Pen means an enclosure (enclosed area) used to contain domesticated animals, especially sheep or cattle.

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