No. 2,073 in Arabic

بالغ

Adult; mature.

In a sentence

الطالب البالغ من العمر ثمانية عشر سنة يدخل الجامعة.
The student, who is eighteen years old, enters the university.
Here, 'بالغ' is used as an adjective to describe someone who has reached maturity or a certain age, in this case, adulthood at 18.
تحدث الأب بلغة بالغة الأهمية مع ابنه.
The father spoke in a language of great importance with his son.
In this sentence, 'بالغة' is used as an adjective meaning 'immense' or 'great,' paired with 'الأهمية' to emphasize the significance of the conversation.
لا يبالغ الكاتب في وصف الطبيعة في مقالته.
The writer does not exaggerate in describing nature in his article.
'يبالغ' here is a verb meaning 'to exaggerate,' so the phrase discusses moderation in description.

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