No. 2,698 in Arabic

الوراء

Behind; backward.

In a sentence

تراجعت السيارة إلى الوراء.
The car moved backward.
Here, "الوراء" means "backward," indicating the direction of the car's movement.
لا تنظر إلى الوراء واتقدم نحو الهدف.
Don't look back and move forward towards the goal.
In this sentence, "الوراء" metaphorically refers to the past or things that are behind, encouraging someone to focus on progress.
الباب يقع إلى الوراء من الرواق.
The door is located behind the corridor.
"الوراء" here is used to describe the physical location of the door relative to the corridor.

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