This is the 1638th most frequent Arabic word.
القطب
"The pole" or "the axis."
In this sentence, 'القطب' refers to the 'North Pole,' which is a geographic entity, using the word in a literal geographic sense.
الجغرافيا توضح أن القطب الشمالي مغطى بالجليد طوال العام.
Geography explains that the North Pole is covered with ice all year long.
Here, 'القطب' refers to 'pole' in the context of magnetism, illustrating it in a scientific sense as it relates to physics.
يُعتبر المغناطيس ذا قطبين، أحدهما شمالي والآخر جنوبي.
A magnet is considered to have two poles, one north and one south.
In this sentence, 'القطب' metaphorically refers to 'pole' as a dominant entity or a center of influence in political contexts.