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stray in Arabic

ضَلَّ ḍalla

/stɹeɪ/

stray in Arabic: ضَلَّ (ḍalla). In English, stray means any domestic animal that lacks an enclosure, proper place, or company, but that instead wanders at large or is lost; an estray.

Arabic words for stray

to wander from a direct course
ضَلَّ ḍalla

English meaning of stray

  1. noun Any domestic animal that lacks an enclosure, proper place, or company, but that instead wanders at large or is lost; an estray.
  2. noun A person who is lost.
  3. noun An act of wandering off or going astray.
  4. noun An area of common land for use by domestic animals.

Full definition of stray

stray in a sentence

  • The alley is full of stray cats rummaging through the garbage.

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Questions about stray in Arabic

What is the meaning of stray in Arabic?
Stray in Arabic is ضَلَّ (ḍalla).
ما معنى كلمة stray؟
Stray: ضَلَّ (ḍalla).
What does stray mean in English?
Stray means any domestic animal that lacks an enclosure, proper place, or company, but that instead wanders at large or is lost; an estray.

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