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Arabic frequency list

No. 664 in Arabic

ثاني

"Thani" (ثاني) in English means "second" (as in order or sequence) or "another."

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  • هذا هو ثاني كتاب أقرأه هذا الشهر.

    This is the second book I read this month.

    Here, "ثاني" is used as an ordinal number to indicate sequence (second).

  • لم أجد أي خيار آخر، فاضطررت لاستخدام الطريقة الثانية.

    I found no other option, so I had to use the second method.

    Here, "الثانية" is the feminine form of "ثاني" used to match the gender of "طريقة" (method).

  • أعد قراءة السؤال ثم حاول مرة ثانية.

    Re-read the question, then try again.

    Here, "ثانية" is used to mean 'again,' derived from the same root.

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