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بدل

“بدل” is an Arabic word. Its 17 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to change, exchange, interchange
  2. to mistake (one thing for another)
  3. to take or give in exchange
  4. to change
  5. to invert
  6. to do one thing instead of another
  7. to have pain in the hands and joints

noun

  1. compensation
  2. substitution
  3. equivalent
  4. exchange
  5. apposition
  6. requital
  7. gout in the hand

adjective

  1. generous, magnanimous
  2. gouty

preposition

  1. in exchange for, in compensation for, in lieu of, instead of

Etymology

Compare Hebrew בדל (badal, “divide”).

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