No. 3,435 in Arabic
لي
"لي" means "for me" or "mine."
In a sentence
هذا الكتاب لي.
This book is mine.
The word 'لي' is used here to indicate possession, meaning 'mine'.
أريد أن تحدثني ليلاً.
I want you to talk to me tonight.
The word 'لي' is part of the word 'ليلاً', which means 'tonight', showing the time as a direct object's descriptor.
هل يمكن أن تقرأ لي هذا؟
Can you read this for me?
The word 'لي' is used here to indicate that the action is done for my benefit, equivalent to 'for me'.
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