No. 1,983 in Arabic

اسمه

"His name."

In a sentence

اسمه خالد وهو من مصر.
His name is Khaled and he is from Egypt.
In this sentence, 'اسمه' (his name) is used to refer to the name of the person, Khaled, indicating possession ('his').
التقيت بشخص اسمه أحمد.
I met a person named Ahmed.
Here, 'اسمه' is used to provide the name of the person mentioned, Ahmed, functioning as a narrative descriptor.
كانت تُحدثني عنه وتقول: اسمه علي.
She was talking about him and said: his name is Ali.
In this narrative dialogue, 'اسمه' is again used to introduce the name of the individual being mentioned, Ali, making it clear to whom she is referring.

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