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phony in Arabic

بَهْرَج bahraj

/ˈfoʊni/

phony in Arabic: بَهْرَج (bahraj), خَرَّاص (ḵarrāṣ), مُتَصَنِّع (mutaṣanniʕ), مُنَافِق (munāfiq). In English, phony means fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance.

Arabic words for phony

fraudulent; fake
بَهْرَج bahraj, خَرَّاص ḵarrāṣ
a person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own
مُتَصَنِّع mutaṣanniʕ
a person who professes beliefs or opinions that they do not hold
مُتَصَنِّع mutaṣanniʕ, مُنَافِق munāfiq

English meaning of phony

  1. adjective Fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance.
  2. noun A person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own.
  3. noun A person who professes beliefs or opinions that they do not hold.
  4. noun Anything fraudulent or fake.

Full definition of phony

phony in a sentence

  • A good jeweler should be able to tell a real stone from a phony one.
  • He claims to be a doctor, but he's nothing but a fast-talking phony.
  • He's such a phony, he doesn't believe half of what he says.

Synonyms of phony

All synonyms of phony

phony in other languages

Questions about phony in Arabic

What is the meaning of phony in Arabic?
Phony in Arabic is بَهْرَج (bahraj), خَرَّاص (ḵarrāṣ), مُتَصَنِّع (mutaṣanniʕ), مُنَافِق (munāfiq).
ما معنى كلمة phony؟
Phony: بَهْرَج (bahraj), خَرَّاص (ḵarrāṣ), مُتَصَنِّع (mutaṣanniʕ), مُنَافِق (munāfiq).
What does phony mean in English?
Phony means fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance.

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