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sheep in Arabic

خَرُوف ḵarūf

/ˈʃiːp/

sheep in Arabic: خَرُوف (ḵarūf), ضَأْن (ḍaʔn), غَنَم (ḡanam), شاء (šāʔ). In English, sheep means a woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis.

Arabic words for sheep

animal
خَرُوف ḵarūf, ضَأْن ḍaʔn, غَنَم ḡanam, شاء šāʔ, حَمَل ḥamal, خروف ḵarūf

English meaning of sheep

  1. noun A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis.
  2. noun A member of the domestic species Ovis aries, the most well-known species of Ovis.
  3. noun A timid, shy person who is easily led by others.
  4. noun A religious adherent, a member of a congregation or religious community (compare flock).

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Questions about sheep in Arabic

What is the meaning of sheep in Arabic?
Sheep in Arabic is خَرُوف (ḵarūf), ضَأْن (ḍaʔn), غَنَم (ḡanam), شاء (šāʔ).
ما معنى كلمة sheep؟
Sheep: خَرُوف (ḵarūf), ضَأْن (ḍaʔn), غَنَم (ḡanam), شاء (šāʔ).
What does sheep mean in English?
Sheep means a woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis.

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