No. 3,798 in Arabic

الضفة

"The bank" or "the shore."

In a sentence

نعيش في الضفة الغربية منذ عشر سنوات.
We have been living in the West Bank for ten years.
Here, 'الضفة' refers to a geographical region, the West Bank (الضفة الغربية), indicating a specific area of land.
كان هناك قارب صغير يطفو قرب الضفة.
There was a small boat floating near the riverbank.
In this context, 'الضفة' means 'riverbank,' which is the side or edge of a river.
الضفة هي منطقة تأخذ أهمية دائمة بسبب التاريخ والجغرافيا.
The bank is an area that holds ongoing importance due to history and geography.
Here, 'الضفة' is used more abstractly, emphasizing its significance tied to historic and geographic elements.

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