whip in Arabic
سَوْط sawṭ
/ˈwɪp/
whip in Arabic: سَوْط (sawṭ), كِرْبَاج (kirbāj), كُرْبَاج (kurbāj), جَلَدَ بِسَوْط (jalada bisawṭ). In English, whip means a lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals.
Arabic words for whip
- rod or rope
- سَوْط sawṭ, كِرْبَاج kirbāj, كُرْبَاج kurbāj
- to hit with a whip
- جَلَدَ بِسَوْط jalada bisawṭ, سَاطَ sāṭa
English meaning of whip
- noun A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals.
- noun The same instrument used to strike a person or animal for corporal punishment or torture.
- noun A blow administered with a whip.
- noun A whipper-in.
whip in a sentence
- I had to use the whip to get the sheep's attention.
- Once he ran out of appeals, he knew he would soon feel the sting of the whip.
- I was going to vote against the bill, but the party whip came to see me and made it clear I needed to vote for it.
Synonyms of whip
whip in other languages
Questions about whip in Arabic
- What is the meaning of whip in Arabic?
- Whip in Arabic is سَوْط (sawṭ), كِرْبَاج (kirbāj), كُرْبَاج (kurbāj), جَلَدَ بِسَوْط (jalada bisawṭ).
- ما معنى كلمة whip؟
- Whip: سَوْط (sawṭ), كِرْبَاج (kirbāj), كُرْبَاج (kurbāj), جَلَدَ بِسَوْط (jalada bisawṭ).
- What does whip mean in English?
- Whip means a lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: whip (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Arabic words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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