No. 2,595 in Arabic

الثاني

The Arabic word "الثاني" means "the second" in English.

In a sentence

اليوم هو اليوم الثاني من الأسبوع.
Today is the second day of the week.
In this sentence, "الثاني" is used as a numeral adjective describing the ordinal position of the day in the week.
أكملت قراءة الفصل الثاني من الكتاب.
I finished reading the second chapter of the book.
Here, "الثاني" indicates the position of the chapter within the book, specifying that it is the second one.
لدي اجتماع في اليوم الثاني بعد وصولي.
I have a meeting on the second day after my arrival.
In this example, "الثاني" refers to the sequence of days following a specific event, which is the arrival.

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