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selfish in Arabic

أَنَانِيّ ʔanāniyy

/ˈsɛl.fɪʃ/

selfish in Arabic: أَنَانِيّ (ʔanāniyy). In English, selfish means holding one's own self-interest as the standard for decision making.

Arabic words for selfish

having regard for one's own well-being above that of others
أَنَانِيّ ʔanāniyy

English meaning of selfish

  1. adjective Holding one's own self-interest as the standard for decision making.
  2. adjective Having excessive or exclusive regard and concern for one's own well-being, profit or pleasure, with little or no consideration for others.
  3. adjective Of video game characters: relying on their own actions and capabilities to be effective in the game, rather than on other characters.
  4. adjective Related to or equivalent to a selfish gene; best understood as existing to preserve and replicate itself in competition with other entities at the same level of existence, rather than at the level of the individual or population containing it.

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Questions about selfish in Arabic

What is the meaning of selfish in Arabic?
Selfish in Arabic is أَنَانِيّ (ʔanāniyy).
ما معنى كلمة selfish؟
Selfish: أَنَانِيّ (ʔanāniyy).
What does selfish mean in English?
Selfish means holding one's own self-interest as the standard for decision making.

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