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struggle in Arabic

كِفَاح kifāḥ

/ˈstɹʌɡəl/

struggle in Arabic: كِفَاح (kifāḥ), نِضَال (niḍāl), جِهَاد (jihād), مُبَارَزَة (mubāraza). In English, struggle means a contortion of the body in an attempt to escape or to perform a difficult task.

Arabic words for struggle

strife, effort
كِفَاح kifāḥ, نِضَال niḍāl, جِهَاد jihād, مُبَارَزَة mubāraza, قِتَال qitāl
to strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight
كافح, جَاهَدَ jāhada, نَاضَلَ nāḍala

English meaning of struggle

  1. noun A contortion of the body in an attempt to escape or to perform a difficult task.
  2. noun Strife, contention, great effort.
  3. verb To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend.
  4. verb To have difficulty with something.

Full definition of struggle

struggle in a sentence

  • During the centuries, the people of Ireland struggled constantly to assert their right to govern themselves.
  • One of the doctor’s patients struggled with depression.
  • She struggled to escape from her assailant's grasp.

Synonyms of struggle

struggle in other languages

Questions about struggle in Arabic

What is the meaning of struggle in Arabic?
Struggle in Arabic is كِفَاح (kifāḥ), نِضَال (niḍāl), جِهَاد (jihād), مُبَارَزَة (mubāraza).
ما معنى كلمة struggle؟
Struggle: كِفَاح (kifāḥ), نِضَال (niḍāl), جِهَاد (jihād), مُبَارَزَة (mubāraza).
What does struggle mean in English?
Struggle means a contortion of the body in an attempt to escape or to perform a difficult task.

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