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upper in Arabic

أَعْلَى ʔaʕlā

UK/ˈʌpə//ˈʌpɚ/

upper in Arabic: أَعْلَى (ʔaʕlā), عُلْيَا (ʕulyā), عُلْوِيّ (ʕulwiyy), فَوْقَانِيّ (fawqāniyy). In English, upper means at a higher physical position, level, rank or order.

Arabic words for upper

at a higher level, rank or position
أَعْلَى ʔaʕlā, عُلْيَا ʕulyā
situated on higher ground, further inland, or more northerly
عُلْوِيّ ʕulwiyy, فَوْقَانِيّ fawqāniyy

English meaning of upper

  1. adjective At a higher physical position, level, rank or order.
  2. adjective Situated on higher ground, further inland, more upstream, or more northerly.
  3. adjective Younger, more recent.
  4. adjective Of or pertaining to a secondary school.

Full definition of upper

upper in a sentence

  • Holonyms: shoe, boot
  • genuine leather upper / balance manmade [label on a shoe]

upper in other languages

Questions about upper in Arabic

What is the meaning of upper in Arabic?
Upper in Arabic is أَعْلَى (ʔaʕlā), عُلْيَا (ʕulyā), عُلْوِيّ (ʕulwiyy), فَوْقَانِيّ (fawqāniyy).
ما معنى كلمة upper؟
Upper: أَعْلَى (ʔaʕlā), عُلْيَا (ʕulyā), عُلْوِيّ (ʕulwiyy), فَوْقَانِيّ (fawqāniyy).
What does upper mean in English?
Upper means at a higher physical position, level, rank or order.

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