No. 3,652 in Arabic

الأثناء

"The moments" or "the times."

In a sentence

كنت أدرس أثناء هطول المطر.
I was studying during the rainfall.
In this sentence, "الأثناء" is used in the phrase "أثناء هطول المطر" (during the rainfall) to indicate the time period in which the studying was happening.
استمتعت أثناء الإجازة الصيفية.
I enjoyed myself during the summer vacation.
Here, "الأثناء" is part of the phrase "أثناء الإجازة الصيفية" (during the summer vacation) to describe the timeframe of enjoyment.
تحدثنا عن مشاريعنا المستقبلية أثناء العشاء.
We discussed our future projects during dinner.
In this instance, "الأثناء" appears in "أثناء العشاء" (during dinner) to denote the time when the discussion occurred.

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