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