No. 1,192 in Arabic

ع

"ع" is the Arabic letter "Ayn," representing a voiced pharyngeal fricative sound.

In a sentence

حضرت إلى المكتبة حوالي الساعة ٢ ع.
I arrived at the library at about 2 PM.
The letter 'ع' is used as a short form for 'عصر', which means 'afternoon'.
أحب القراءة عند الساعة ٨ ع.
I enjoy reading at 8 PM.
Here, 'ع' is used as an abbreviation for 'عشاء', referring to evening times.
الحرارة كانت ٣٥ ع.
The temperature was 35 degrees Celsius.
In this instance, 'ع' is shorthand for 'عادي', often used to indicate regular or standard measurement.

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