No. 2,775 in Arabic
حوالى
Approximately.
In a sentence
ذهبت الى السوق حوالي الساعة الثالثة.
I went to the market around three o'clock.
Here, "حوالي" is used to indicate an approximate time.
يتوقعون وصول الطائرة حوالي منتصف الليل.
They expect the plane to arrive around midnight.
In this sentence, "حوالي" signifies an approximate period for an event.
كان هناك حوالي عشرين شخصاً في القاعة.
There were about twenty people in the hall.
"حوالي" here is employed to give an approximate count of individuals.
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