No. 1,695 in Arabic

شيكل

"شيكل" (shekel) is the currency of Israel.

In a sentence

أنا أحتاج إلى شراء كتاب بثلاثين شيكل.
I need to buy a book for thirty shekels.
شيكل refers to the currency unit used in the sentence.
هناك فرق كبير بين الشيكل والدينار من حيث القيمة.
There is a significant difference between the shekel and the dinar in terms of value.
شيكل is used to refer to the shekel as a currency unit in comparison with another currency.
يمكنك تبادل الدولارات إلى شيكل في مكتب الصرافة.
You can exchange dollars to shekels at the exchange office.
شيكل refers to the currency the dollars are being exchanged to.

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