How to say "muscle" in Arabic

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Meaningmuscle

Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic

عَضَلَة

ʿaḍalaעצ'לה

عضلة

Hebrew · Modern Hebrew

שריר

shrirشْرِير

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Arabic root

ع-ض-ل

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In a phrase

عَضَلَات قَوِيَّة
ʿaḍalāt qawiyyaעצ'לאת קויה

strong muscles

Plural

عَضَلَات
ʿaḍalātעצ'לאת

sound feminine plural -āt

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