No. 1,193 in Arabic
غاية
"غاية" means "goal," "end," or "purpose."
In a sentence
كانت غايتي من السفر الاستمتاع بالطبيعة.
My goal from the trip was to enjoy nature.
In this sentence, 'غاية' means 'goal' or 'objective', describing the purpose behind someone's action.
كتب المقال بأسلوب في غاية الروعة.
He wrote the article in an extremely wonderful style.
Here, 'غاية' is part of the phrase 'في غاية', which means 'extremely' or 'of extreme' to emphasize the quality described.
كان ذلك اليوم غاية في الجمال.
That day was of utmost beauty.
In this context, 'غاية' is used in a construct 'غاية في', indicating a superlative emphasis on the adjective 'الجمال' (beauty).
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