How to say "cheek" in Arabic

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Meaningcheek

Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic

خَدّ

khaddח'ד

خد

Hebrew · Modern Hebrew

לחי

lekhiلِخِي

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Arabic root

خ-د-د

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In a phrase

قَبَّلَهَا عَلَى خَدِّهَا
qabbalahā ʿalā khaddihāקבלהא עלא ח'דהא

He kissed her on the cheek.

Plural

خُدُود
khudūdח'דוד

broken plural CuCūC — like قلب→قلوب

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