No. 6,212 in Arabic
أب
"Father"
In a sentence
أبي يساعدني في دراستي.
My father helps me with my studies.
In this sentence, 'أب' is used in its noun form to mean 'father' and is tailored into 'أبي' which means 'my father' by adding the possessive suffix 'ي'.
الأب هو أسرة صغيرة بحد ذاته.
The father is a small family in himself.
Here, the word 'الأب' is used with the definite article to mean 'the father,' emphasizing a general or symbolic role.
يسألني الناس دائمًا عن خدمات الأب في المدرسة.
People often ask me about the father's services at school.
This illustrates a functional or symbolic usage of the word 'أب' to refer to parental contributions generally or in a figurative manner.
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