No. 54 in Arabic
وهي
The Arabic word "وهي" can mean "and it is..." or "while it is..." depending on context.
In a sentence
وهي تجلس على الكرسي، تفكر في الحلول.
While she sits on the chair, she thinks about solutions.
In this sentence, "وهي" is used as a conjunction to mean "while she."
هذا السيارة رائعة وهي جديدة تمامًا.
This car is amazing, and it is brand new.
Here, "وهي" is used to add additional information about the subject, acting as "and it."
عمتي تعمل معلمة وهي تحب عملها.
My aunt works as a teacher, and she loves her job.
In this context, "وهي" serves to introduce a clause that provides more information about the subject, "and she."
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