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war in Arabic

حَرْب ḥarb

/wɔː//wɔɹ/

war in Arabic: حَرْب (ḥarb), مُحَارَبَة (muḥāraba), حرب (ḥarb), حَارَبَ (ḥāraba). In English, war means organized, large-scale, armed conflict between countries or between national, ethnic, or other sizeable groups, usually but not always involving active engagement of military forces.

Arabic words for war

conflict involving organized use of arms
حَرْب ḥarb, مُحَارَبَة muḥāraba, حرب ḥarb
to engage in conflict
حَارَبَ ḥāraba, شَنَّ حَرْبًا šanna ḥarban

English meaning of war

  1. noun Organized, large-scale, armed conflict between countries or between national, ethnic, or other sizeable groups, usually but not always involving active engagement of military forces.
  2. noun A particular conflict of this kind.
  3. noun Protracted armed conflict against irregular forces, particularly groups considered terrorists.
  4. noun Protracted state or state-sponsored political violence against dissidents.

Full definition of war

war in a sentence

  • holy war; just war; civil war
  • a war of succession... a war of attrition... the Cold War... World War III...
  • the Great Emu War... the Global War on Terrorism...

Synonyms of war

war in other languages

Questions about war in Arabic

What is the meaning of war in Arabic?
War in Arabic is حَرْب (ḥarb), مُحَارَبَة (muḥāraba), حرب (ḥarb), حَارَبَ (ḥāraba).
ما معنى كلمة war؟
War: حَرْب (ḥarb), مُحَارَبَة (muḥāraba), حرب (ḥarb), حَارَبَ (ḥāraba).
What does war mean in English?
War means organized, large-scale, armed conflict between countries or between national, ethnic, or other sizeable groups, usually but not always involving active engagement of military forces.

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