No. 98 in Persian

کل

"کل" in English means "whole" or "entire."

In a sentence

کل شهر شب گذشته بارانی بود.
The entire city was rainy last night.
In this sentence, 'کل' is used as an adjective meaning 'entire' or 'whole', describing the extent of the city.
او کل موضوع را به من توضیح داد.
He explained the entire topic to me.
Here, 'کل' again acts as an adjective, conveying entirety or completeness, this time applied to the topic.
کل را به قسمت‌های کوچک‌تر تقسیم کردیم.
We divided the whole into smaller parts.
In this example, 'کل' is used as a noun referring to 'the whole', indicating a complete or unified entity.

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