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كري

Root: كرة

3 entries for this word

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Entry 1

كري kuriy and كروي kurawī globular, globate, globose, ball-shaped, ball-like, spherical

Entry 2

كري kariya a (karan) to sleep, be asleep, slumber; -- karā i (kary) to dig (هـ e.g., a canal) III and IV to rent, lease, let, let out, farm out, hire out (هـ ه to s.o. s.th.) V to sleep, be asleep, slumber VIII and X to rent, hire (هـ s.th.); to lease, take on lease (هـ s.th.), take a lease (هـ of s.th.); to hire, employ, engage (ه s.o.), engage the labor or services (ه of s.o.)

Entry 3

كري (Fr. crème) krēm cream │ كريم الحلاقة k. al-ḥilāqa shaving cream

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