polygyny in Arabic
تَعَدُّد اَلزَّوْجَات taʕaddud az-zawjāt
/pəˈlɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.ni/
polygyny in Arabic: تَعَدُّد اَلزَّوْجَات (taʕaddud az-zawjāt). In English, polygyny means the state or practice of a man having more than one wife at a time; plurality of wives; marriage between one man and multiple wives.
Arabic words for polygyny
- plurality of wives at the same time
- تَعَدُّد اَلزَّوْجَات taʕaddud az-zawjāt
English meaning of polygyny
- noun The state or practice of a man having more than one wife at a time; plurality of wives; marriage between one man and multiple wives.
- noun The condition of an ant colony that has multiple egg-laying queens.
- noun Synonym of polygamy.
Synonyms of polygyny
polygyny in other languages
Questions about polygyny in Arabic
- What is the meaning of polygyny in Arabic?
- Polygyny in Arabic is تَعَدُّد اَلزَّوْجَات (taʕaddud az-zawjāt).
- ما معنى كلمة polygyny؟
- Polygyny: تَعَدُّد اَلزَّوْجَات (taʕaddud az-zawjāt).
- What does polygyny mean in English?
- Polygyny means the state or practice of a man having more than one wife at a time; plurality of wives; marriage between one man and multiple wives.
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