تقريبا

تقريبا

Approximately.

In this sentence, 'تقريبًا' is used as an adverb to express approximation, indicating that the speaker did not read exactly half of the book but an estimated amount close to half.

قرأت تقريبًا نصف الكتاب.

I read almost half of the book.

Here, 'تقريبًا' indicates that the duration of the meeting was not exactly three hours but close to or approximately that length of time.

كان الاجتماع تقريبًا ثلاث ساعات.

The meeting was about three hours.

In this usage, 'تقريبًا' conveys an estimation of the number of people at the party, giving an approximate count rather than a precise figure.

هناك تقريبًا خمسين شخصًا في الحفل.

There are almost fifty people at the party.