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smell in Arabic

رَائِحَة rāʔiḥa

UK/smɛl/

smell in Arabic: رَائِحَة (rāʔiḥa), رِيحة (rīḥa), ريحة (rīḥa), شَمّ (šamm). In English, smell means a sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance.

Arabic words for smell

sensation
رَائِحَة rāʔiḥa, رِيحة rīḥa, ريحة rīḥa
sense of smell
شَمّ šamm
sense with nose
شَمَّ šamma, اِشْتَمَّ ištamma, شم šamm
to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of"
شَمَّمَ šammama

English meaning of smell

  1. noun A sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance.
  2. noun The sense that detects odours.
  3. noun A conclusion or intuition that a situation is wrong, more complex than it seems, or otherwise inappropriate.
  4. verb To sense a smell or smells.

Full definition of smell

smell in a sentence

  • I love the smell of fresh bread.
  • I can smell fresh bread.
  • Smell the milk and tell me whether it's gone off.

Synonyms of smell

All synonyms of smell

smell in other languages

Questions about smell in Arabic

What is the meaning of smell in Arabic?
Smell in Arabic is رَائِحَة (rāʔiḥa), رِيحة (rīḥa), ريحة (rīḥa), شَمّ (šamm).
ما معنى كلمة smell؟
Smell: رَائِحَة (rāʔiḥa), رِيحة (rīḥa), ريحة (rīḥa), شَمّ (šamm).
What does smell mean in English?
Smell means a sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance.

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