No. 427 in Arabic
الشؤون
"الشؤون" means "affairs" or "matters" in English.
In a sentence
تهتم الجامعة بالشؤون الأكاديمية للطلاب.
The university cares about the academic affairs of the students.
Here, 'الشؤون' is used to indicate 'affairs' or 'matters' concerning a specific domain, in this case, academics.
يتولى الوزير الجديد إدارة الشؤون الداخلية.
The new minister takes charge of internal affairs.
In this sentence, 'الشؤون' refers to 'affairs' or 'operations' within an internal or administrative context.
تحدث الرئيس عن الشؤون الاقتصادية في المؤتمر.
The president talked about economic affairs in the conference.
This usage of 'الشؤون' indicates 'affairs' or 'topics' related to a specific field, here being economics.
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