No. 1,129 in Arabic

أهالي

"أهالي" means "families" or "residents" in English.

In a sentence

زارَ أَهالي القَريةِ الطِّفلَ المَريضَ.
The villagers visited the sick child.
In this context, "أهالي" refers to the people of the village, indicating collective residents.
تَجَمَّعَ أَهالي الطُّلابِ أمامَ المَدرَسةِ للاحتجاجِ.
The parents of the students gathered in front of the school to protest.
Here, "أهالي" means the parents or guardians of the students.
قَرَّرَ أَهالي المَديِنةِ إنشاءَ مَكتَبةٍ عَامةٍ.
The residents of the city decided to establish a public library.
In this case, "أهالي" denotes the residents or inhabitants of the city.

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