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bow in Persian

آرشِه ârše

/ˈbəʊ̯//ˈboʊ̯/

bow in Persian: آرشِه (ârše), کَمان (kamân), خَم (xam), خمیدن (xamidan). In English, bow means a weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows.

Persian words for bow

rod used for playing stringed instruments
آرشِه ârše
weapon used for shooting arrows
کَمان kamân
bend in a rod or planar surface
خَم xam
to become bent
خمیدن xamidan
to bend a thing
خماندن xamândan, خم کردن xam kardan
gesture made by bending forward at the waist
تعظیم ta'zim, کرنش korneš, نماز namâz
front of a boat or ship
سینِه sine

English meaning of bow

  1. noun A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows.
  2. noun A curved bend in a rod or planar surface, or in a linear formation such as a river (see oxbow).
  3. noun A rod with horsehair (or an artificial substitute) stretched between the ends, used for playing various stringed musical instruments.
  4. noun A stringed instrument (chordophone), consisting of a stick with a single taut cord stretched between the ends, most often played by plucking.

Full definition of bow

bow in a sentence

  • Holonym: bow and arrow
  • The musician bowed his violin expertly.
  • The shelf bowed under the weight of the books.

Synonyms of bow

All synonyms of bow

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Questions about bow in Persian

What is the meaning of bow in Persian?
Bow in Persian is آرشِه (ârše), کَمان (kamân), خَم (xam), خمیدن (xamidan).
معنی bow چیست؟
Bow: آرشِه (ârše), کَمان (kamân), خَم (xam), خمیدن (xamidan).
What does bow mean in English?
Bow means a weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows.

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