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How do you say "river dolphin" in Arabic?
دولفين النهر
Dolfeen ilnahr
In Arabic, "river dolphin" is دولفين النهر.
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Pronunciation
Say dol-FEEN il-NAH-ehr, two words. First starts like doll, second starts like nah.
Writing and usage
Two words: dolfeen with four letters and ilnahr with four letters. The lam attaches to nahr.
Example sentence
دولفين النهر حيوان ذكي.
The river dolphin is an intelligent animal.
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How to remember دولفين النهر
Dolfeen is borrowed from English and ilnahr means the river, so together they describe a river dolphin.
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Questions about دولفين النهر
How do you say "river dolphin" in Arabic?
In Arabic, "river dolphin" is دولفين النهر. It is a noun.
How is دولفين النهر written in Arabic?
Two words: dolfeen with four letters and ilnahr with four letters. The lam attaches to nahr.
How is دولفين النهر used in a sentence?
Use دولفين النهر as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: دولفين النهر حيوان ذكي. (The river dolphin is an intelligent animal.).
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"River dolphin" in other languages
- Japanese カワイルカ (kawa iruka)
- Korean 강 돌고래 (gang dolgorae)
- Chinese 河豚 (hé tún)
- Spanish el delfín de río
- Spanish (Latin America) el delfín de río
- French le dauphin d'eau douce
- German der Flussdelfin
- Italian il delfino di fiume
- Russian речной дельфин (rečnoj delʹfin)
- Greek το δελφίνι ποταμού (to dhelfini potamu)
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