How to say "compass" in Arabic

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Meaningcompass

Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic

بُوصْلَة

būṣlaבוצלה

بوصلة

Hebrew · Modern Hebrew

מצפן

matspenمَاتْسْپِن

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In a phrase

بُوصْلَة قَدِيمَة
būṣla qadīmaבוצלה קדימה

an old compass

Plural

بُوصْلَات
būṣlātבוצלאת

sound feminine plural -āt

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