Word.ws English Dictionary

phalanx in Arabic

سُلَامَى sulāmā

UK/ˈfælæŋks//ˈfeɪˌlæŋks/

phalanx in Arabic: سُلَامَى (sulāmā), سُلَامِيَّة (sulāmiyya). In English, phalanx means an ancient Greek and Macedonian military unit that consisted of several ranks and files (lines) of soldiers in close array with joined shields and long spears.

Arabic words for phalanx

finger or toe bone
سُلَامَى sulāmā, سُلَامِيَّة sulāmiyya

English meaning of phalanx

  1. noun An ancient Greek and Macedonian military unit that consisted of several ranks and files (lines) of soldiers in close array with joined shields and long spears.
  2. noun A large group of people, animals or things, compact or closely massed, or tightly knit and united in common purpose.
  3. noun A Fourierite utopian community; a phalanstery.
  4. noun One of the bones of the finger or toe.

Full definition of phalanx

Synonyms of phalanx

phalanx in other languages

Questions about phalanx in Arabic

What is the meaning of phalanx in Arabic?
Phalanx in Arabic is سُلَامَى (sulāmā), سُلَامِيَّة (sulāmiyya).
ما معنى كلمة phalanx؟
Phalanx: سُلَامَى (sulāmā), سُلَامِيَّة (sulāmiyya).
What does phalanx mean in English?
Phalanx means an ancient Greek and Macedonian military unit that consisted of several ranks and files (lines) of soldiers in close array with joined shields and long spears.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: phalanx (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Arabic words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: en-au-phalanx.ogg, en-us-phalanx.ogg.

Cite this page: “phalanx meaning in Arabic.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/arabic/phalanx. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.