No. 290 in Arabic

لمدة

"For a duration" or "for a period."

In a sentence

انتظرت الحافلة لمدة عشر دقائق.
I waited for the bus for ten minutes.
The usage of 'لمدة' in this sentence indicates the duration of time the action of waiting took place.
ستقيم في الفندق لمدة أسبوع.
She will stay at the hotel for a week.
Here, 'لمدة' is used to specify the time span of her staying at the hotel.
كان علينا أن ننتظر القطار لمدة ساعة.
We had to wait for the train for an hour.
In this example, 'لمدة' denotes the time frame during which the waiting was required.

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