No. 2,772 in Arabic

حرب

War.

In a sentence

اندلعت الحرب بين الدولتين بسبب خلافات حدودية.
The war broke out between the two countries due to border disputes.
Here, 'حرب' is used in a literal sense to denote armed conflict or warfare.
الحرب مع الفقر تتطلب الجهد والتعاون.
The war against poverty requires effort and cooperation.
In this example, 'حرب' is used metaphorically to mean struggle or fight against an undesirable condition.
في الرياضة، يُطلقون على المنافسة الشديدة 'حرب الملعب'.
In sports, they often call intense competition 'the war of the field'.
Here, 'حرب' is used figuratively to describe intense competition or rivalry in sports.

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