This is the 1129th most frequent Arabic word.
أهالي
"أهالي" means "families" or "residents" in English.
In this context, "أهالي" refers to the people of the village, indicating collective residents.
زارَ أَهالي القَريةِ الطِّفلَ المَريضَ.
The villagers visited the sick child.
Here, "أهالي" means the parents or guardians of the students.
تَجَمَّعَ أَهالي الطُّلابِ أمامَ المَدرَسةِ للاحتجاجِ.
The parents of the students gathered in front of the school to protest.
In this case, "أهالي" denotes the residents or inhabitants of the city.