No. 5,068 in Arabic
المقصود
"The intended" or "the meant."
In a sentence
ما هو المقصود من هذه العبارة؟
What is the meaning intended by this phrase?
Here, 'المقصود' means 'the meaning intended or implied' in the related context, focusing on interpreting the statement.
الشخص المقصود في تلك الرسالة لم يفهمها.
The individual intended in that message did not understand it.
In this form, 'المقصود' refers to a specified person who is the target or intended recipient of an action or message.
القصد الأساسي في التعليم هو تنمية العقول.
The primary intent in education is nurturing minds.
Even though here the explicit word 'المقصود' is derived as 'القصد', it signifies the central intent or aim behind an action. Highlighting 'المقصود' shares roots in defining purposes.
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