No. 1,202 in Arabic

لعدم

"For lack of" or "due to the absence of."

In a sentence

لم يتمكن خالد من السفر لعدم توفر المال.
Khaled was unable to travel due to lack of money.
'لعدم' here introduces the reason (lack of money) preventing Khaled from traveling.
الاجتماع تأجل لعدم حضور المدير.
The meeting was postponed due to the absence of the manager.
'لعدم' specifies the cause (absence of the manager) for the meeting being postponed.
البحث لم يكتمل لعدم وجود المصادر الكافية.
The research wasn't completed due to insufficient resources.
'لعدم' indicates the reason (lack of sufficient resources) for the research being incomplete.

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