No. 5,003 in Arabic

المالحة

"المالحة" means "salty" in English.

In a sentence

هذه الأصناف المالحة من المعجنات تناسب الأذواق غير المحبة للحلو.
These salty types of pastries are suitable for tastes that do not like sweet.
The word "المالحة" here is used as an adjective describing the types of pastries being salty in flavor.
أنا أفضل الطعام المالح على الطعام الحلو.
I prefer salty food over sweet food.
Here, "المالح" (the root of "المالحة") is functioning as an adjective describing a preference for food that has a salty flavor.
البرك المائية المالحة توجد بشكل طبيعي في الصحاري.
The salty water bodies naturally occur in deserts.
In this sentence, "المالحة" describes water bodies characterized by a high salt content, making it an adjective linked to geographical features.

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