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turn upside down in Arabic

جَعَلَ عَالِيَ الشَّيْءِ سَافِلَهُ jaʕala ʕāliya š-šayʔi sāfilahu

turn upside down in Arabic: جَعَلَ عَالِيَ الشَّيْءِ سَافِلَهُ (jaʕala ʕāliya š-šayʔi sāfilahu), قَلَبَ (qalaba), كَفَأَ (kafaʔa). In English, turn upside down means to flip over; to rotate top to bottom.

Arabic words for turn upside down

to rotate top to bottom
جَعَلَ عَالِيَ الشَّيْءِ سَافِلَهُ jaʕala ʕāliya š-šayʔi sāfilahu, قَلَبَ qalaba, كَفَأَ kafaʔa

English meaning of turn upside down

  1. verb To flip over; to rotate top to bottom.
  2. verb To thoroughly examine.
  3. verb To alter (something) significantly, often in a negative way.

Full definition of turn upside down

turn upside down in a sentence

  • Turn the box upside down and look at the bottom.
  • They turned the house upside down looking for the car keys.

Synonyms of turn upside down

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Questions about turn upside down in Arabic

What is the meaning of turn upside down in Arabic?
Turn upside down in Arabic is جَعَلَ عَالِيَ الشَّيْءِ سَافِلَهُ (jaʕala ʕāliya š-šayʔi sāfilahu), قَلَبَ (qalaba), كَفَأَ (kafaʔa).
ما معنى كلمة turn upside down؟
Turn upside down: جَعَلَ عَالِيَ الشَّيْءِ سَافِلَهُ (jaʕala ʕāliya š-šayʔi sāfilahu), قَلَبَ (qalaba), كَفَأَ (kafaʔa).
What does turn upside down mean in English?
Turn upside down means to flip over; to rotate top to bottom.

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