No. 2,578 in Arabic
البالغة
"البالغة" means "adult" or "mature" in English.
In a sentence
أعجبتني الرواية البالغة التعقيد التي قرأتها الأسبوع الماضي.
I admired the highly complex novel I read last week.
In this sentence, 'البالغة' is used as an adjective to describe the complexity of the novel, indicating 'reaching a high degree of complexity'.
تكاليف الرحلة الأخيرة كانت بالغةً أكثر من المتوقع.
The costs of the last trip were higher than expected.
Here, 'بالغةً' acts as an adverb emphasizing the degree of 'higher than expected' costs.
كانت النتيجة التي وصلوا إليها بالغة الأهمية للمشروع.
The outcome they reached was highly important for the project.
In this instance, 'بالغة' qualifies 'الأهمية' (importance), conveying 'significant' or 'critical' importance to the outcome.
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