No. 95 in Arabic
الأولى
"The first" or "primary."
In a sentence
الفرصة الأولى دائمًا هي الأفضل.
The first opportunity is always the best.
Here, 'الأولى' is used as an ordinal number modifying 'فرصة', meaning 'the first'.
كان النجاح في المحاولة الأولى دافعًا قويًا للاستمرار.
The success in the first attempt was a strong motivation to continue.
In this context, 'الأولى' indicates the first occurrence of an event, modifying 'محاولة'.
تعتبر هذه الخطوة الأولى نحو تحقيق الهدف.
This step is considered the first toward achieving the goal.
Here, 'الأولى' is an adjectival phrase referring to the starting point or initial action modifying 'خطوة'.
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