kurban — meaning in English
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English meaning
- homicide noun The killing of one person by another, whether it was planned or accidental.
- offering noun Something given, presented, or put up for consideration, especially as a gift, contribution, or for sale.
- sacrifice verb To offer something, historically an animal, person, or object, to a deity as an act of worship.
- victim noun A person who is harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, disease, or other misfortune.
Senses
kurban is used for these senses in English:
- corban An offering to God, especially in fulfilment of a vow.
- homicide (countable, US, police jargon) A victim of homicide; a person who has been unlawfully killed by someone else.
- offering That which has been offered; a sacrifice.
- sacrifice A human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing (see sense 1.3), offered to a deity.
homicide — full definition
- noun The killing of one person by another, whether it was planned or accidental.
- noun The police division that investigates killings.