No. 564 in Arabic
القرن
"The century" or "the horn," depending on context.
In a sentence
في القرن الحادي والعشرين، تقدمت التكنولوجيا بشكل مذهل.
In the 21st century, technology advanced astonishingly.
Here, "القرن" is used to refer to a century as a time period of one hundred years.
سمعت صوت البوق يشبه القرن في الغابة.
I heard a sound of a horn resembling a trumpet in the forest.
In this sentence, "القرن" is used to mean a horn or trumpet, referring to a musical instrument or a similar sound.
تتميز بعض الحيوانات البرّية بوجود قرن كبير على رأسها.
Some wild animals are characterized by having a large horn on their head.
Here, "القرن" describes a horn, referring to the pointed projection on the head of certain animals.
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