No. 2,669 in Arabic

المدعي

"The claimant" or "the plaintiff."

In a sentence

المدعي قدم دعوى قضائية ضد الشركة.
The plaintiff filed a lawsuit against the company.
In this sentence, 'المدعي' is used to refer to a person who initiates a legal case, commonly known as the plaintiff in English.
ادعى الرجل أنه شاهد الحادث بأم عينه.
The man claimed that he witnessed the incident with his own eyes.
Here, 'ادعى' derived from 'المدعي' means 'to claim,' indicating the act of asserting something as true.
لا تكن مدعياً، وتحدث فقط فيما تعرفه يقيناً.
Do not be pretentious, and speak only about what you are certain of.
In this usage, 'مدعياً' as part of the verb 'ادعى' conveys the idea of being pretentious or making unfounded claims.

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