No. 664 in Arabic
ثاني
"Thani" (ثاني) in English means "second" (as in order or sequence) or "another."
In a sentence
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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