No. 1,638 in Arabic
القطب
"The pole" or "the axis."
In a sentence
الجغرافيا توضح أن القطب الشمالي مغطى بالجليد طوال العام.
Geography explains that the North Pole is covered with ice all year long.
In this sentence, 'القطب' refers to the 'North Pole,' which is a geographic entity, using the word in a literal geographic sense.
يُعتبر المغناطيس ذا قطبين، أحدهما شمالي والآخر جنوبي.
A magnet is considered to have two poles, one north and one south.
Here, 'القطب' refers to 'pole' in the context of magnetism, illustrating it in a scientific sense as it relates to physics.
تلعب الدول العظمى دورًا مثل قطب رئيسي في السياسة العالمية.
Major powers play a role as a primary pole in global politics.
In this sentence, 'القطب' metaphorically refers to 'pole' as a dominant entity or a center of influence in political contexts.
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