والنصف

والنصف

"The half."

Here, 'والنصف' is used to indicate 'half past' in a time expression.

وصلت الساعة الثالثة والنصف.

I arrived at half past three.

Here, 'والنصف' is used to indicate an additional 'half' in a numeric context.

السعر هو عشرة دولارات والنصف.

The price is ten dollars and a half.

Here, 'والنصف' means 'and the half,' referring to an incomplete part of a whole.

قرأ الكتاب والنصف الآخر لم ينته منه.

He read the book and the other half he hasn't finished yet.