No. 4,162 in Arabic
ضيف
Guest.
In a sentence
جاء ضيف إلى منزلنا مساء أمس.
A guest came to our house yesterday evening.
Here, 'ضيف' means 'guest', someone who visits a place.
قامت الشجرة بدور ضيف في تشبيع النبات بالماء.
The tree served as a host in saturating the plant with water.
In this context, 'ضيف' metaphorically means 'host', referring to an entity that facilitates a process.
ضيفتُ فليماً جديداً إلى قائمتي.
I added a new movie to my list.
Here, 'ضيف' is used as a verb meaning 'to add', derived from the same root.
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