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sycophant in Arabic

مُتَمَلِّق m مُدَاهِن mutamalliq

/ˈsɪkəfænt/

sycophant in Arabic: مُتَمَلِّق m مُدَاهِن (mutamalliq). In English, sycophant means one who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favour or advantage from another; a servile flatterer.

Arabic words for sycophant

one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person
مُتَمَلِّق m مُدَاهِن mutamalliq

English meaning of sycophant

  1. noun One who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favour or advantage from another; a servile flatterer.
  2. noun One who seeks to gain through the powerful and influential.
  3. noun An informer; a talebearer.
  4. verb To inform against; hence, to calumniate.

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Questions about sycophant in Arabic

What is the meaning of sycophant in Arabic?
Sycophant in Arabic is مُتَمَلِّق m مُدَاهِن (mutamalliq).
ما معنى كلمة sycophant؟
Sycophant: مُتَمَلِّق m مُدَاهِن (mutamalliq).
What does sycophant mean in English?
Sycophant means one who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favour or advantage from another; a servile flatterer.

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