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How do you say "hog" in Arabic?
خنزير
Khanzeer
In Arabic, "hog" is خنزير.
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Pronunciation
Say khan-ZEER with stress on the last syllable. This is the same as pig.
Writing and usage
Five letters: kha, noon, za, ya, ra. The kha is guttural and the za has a diacritic.
Example sentence
الخنزير حيوان غير نظيف.
The hog is an unclean animal.
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How to remember خنزير
Khanzeer is used for both pig and hog, with context distinguishing between the terms.
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- donkey حمار Humaar
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- rabbit أرنب arnab
- squirrel سنجاب Singaeb
- vegetables خضار Khudaar
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Questions about خنزير
How do you say "hog" in Arabic?
In Arabic, "hog" is خنزير. It is a noun.
How is خنزير written in Arabic?
Five letters: kha, noon, za, ya, ra. The kha is guttural and the za has a diacritic.
How is خنزير used in a sentence?
Use خنزير as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: الخنزير حيوان غير نظيف. (The hog is an unclean animal.).
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