No. 37 in Persian
یکی
"یکی" means "one" or "someone."
In a sentence
یکی از دوستانم به من گفت که فردا به پارک میرود.
One of my friends told me that they are going to the park tomorrow.
The word 'یکی' functions as 'one' in the context of 'one of my friends', indicating a single element from a group.
میخواهم یکی از این کتابها را بخوانم.
I want to read one of these books.
Here, 'یکی' means 'one', specifying a single choice from multiple options.
یکی یکی به خیابان نگاه کردند.
They looked at the street one by one.
In this case, 'یکی یکی' expresses 'one by one', describing an action performed sequentially.
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