No. 4,060 in Arabic
حربا
The Arabic word "حربا" translates to "war" in English.
In a sentence
كانت المدينة تواجه حربًا مريرة.
The city was facing a bitter war.
In this sentence, 'حربًا' refers to an actual armed conflict.
تحولت المناقشة إلى حربًا من الكلمات.
The discussion turned into a war of words.
Here, 'حربًا' is used metaphorically to describe an intense verbal dispute.
يعيش هذا الكاتب باحثًا عن سلام داخلي بعد حربًا طويلة مع نفسه.
This writer lives seeking inner peace after a long war with himself.
'حربًا' in this sentence denotes a personal struggle, illustrating its broad contextual usage.
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