No. 3,915 in Arabic

ال

"ال" is the definite article in Arabic, equivalent to "the" in English.

In a sentence

ذهبتُ إلى المدرسة.
I went to the school.
The word 'المدرسة' uses 'ال' as the definite article, indicating a specific school.
قرأتُ الكتابَ المفيدَ.
I read the useful book.
The word 'الكتابَ' uses 'ال' as the definite article, indicating a specific book, and 'المفيدَ' has 'ال' to specify the quality.
كانَ الجوُّ جميلًا اليومَ.
The weather was beautiful today.
The word 'الجوُّ' uses 'ال' as the definite article, indicating the specific weather, and 'اليومَ' also uses 'ال' for specificity.

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