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tomb in Arabic

قَبْر qabr

UK/tuːm/

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tomb in Arabic: قَبْر (qabr), ضَرِيح (ḍarīḥ). In English, tomb means a small building, or a room within one, for the remains of the dead, with walls, a roof, and (if it is to be used for more than one corpse) a door. It may be partly or wholly in the ground (except for its entrance) in a cemetery, or it may be inside a church proper or in its crypt. Single tombs may be permanently sealed; those for families (or other groups) have doors for access whenever needed.

Arabic words for tomb

small building or vault for the remains of the dead
قَبْر qabr, ضَرِيح ḍarīḥ

English meaning of tomb

  1. noun A small building, or a room within one, for the remains of the dead, with walls, a roof, and (if it is to be used for more than one corpse) a door. It may be partly or wholly in the ground (except for its entrance) in a cemetery, or it may be inside a church proper or in its crypt. Single tombs may be permanently sealed; those for families (or other groups) have doors for access whenever needed.
  2. noun A pit in which the dead body of a human being is deposited.
  3. noun One who keeps secrets.
  4. noun Death (literary).

Full definition of tomb

tomb in a sentence

  • I'll go to the tomb unrepentant.

Synonyms of tomb

tomb in other languages

Questions about tomb in Arabic

What is the meaning of tomb in Arabic?
Tomb in Arabic is قَبْر (qabr), ضَرِيح (ḍarīḥ).
ما معنى كلمة tomb؟
Tomb: قَبْر (qabr), ضَرِيح (ḍarīḥ).
What does tomb mean in English?
Tomb means a small building, or a room within one, for the remains of the dead, with walls, a roof, and (if it is to be used for more than one corpse) a door. It may be partly or wholly in the ground (except for its entrance) in a cemetery, or it may be inside a church proper or in its crypt. Single tombs may be permanently sealed; those for families (or other groups) have doors for access whenever needed.

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