No. 2,717 in Arabic
بضع
A few; several (typically used for numbers between 3 and 9).
In a sentence
قرأت بضع كتب هذا الشهر.
I read a few books this month.
The word 'بضع' here means 'a few,' used to indicate an unspecified small number.
قضيت بضع ساعات في الحديقة.
I spent a few hours in the garden.
'بضع' signifies 'a few,' referring to an indeterminate number of hours.
احتاجت إلى بضع دقائق لتحل المشكلة.
She needed a few minutes to solve the problem.
In this sentence, 'بضع' means 'a few,' pointing to a small number of minutes.
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