لحظة (lahza) — "moment" in Modern Standard Arabic
لحظة
laHZa
moment
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"moment" in the other dialects
لحظة in a sentence
Every sentence below is taken from a story on Parallel Arabic, so you can see how the word behaves in real context rather than in isolation.
لكن في اللحظة الاخيرة قررا الكشف عن مفاجأة ان الحفل كان للاحتفال بعيد ميلاد جدهما التسعين
Lakin fi al-lahdhah al-akheerah qarrara al-kashf an mufaja'ah anna al-hafl kana lil-ihtifal bi-eid milad jaddihima al-tis'een.
But at the last moment, they decided to reveal the surprise that the party was to celebrate their grandfather's ninetieth birthday.
زرنا اقاربنا في بيتهم الكبير وكانت لحظة تحية حارة
Zurnā aqāribanā fī baytihim al-kabeer wa kānat lahzat tahiyyah haarah.
We visited our relatives in their big house and it was a moment of warm greeting.
from A Visit to Relatives
صرح ابن عمي الصغير عمر ان هذه اسعد لحظة في يومه
Sarraha ibn 'ammi as-saghir 'Umar anna haathihi as'ad lahza fi yawmih.
My young cousin, Omar, declared that this was the happiest moment of his day.
هكذا، في قلب القاهرة الصاخبة، تحولت لحظة قلق إلى فرصة لإظهار الاحترافية واللباقة في التعامل.
Hakadha, fi qalb al-Qahirah as-sakhbah, tahawwalat lahzat qalaqin ila fursatin li-izhari al-ihtirafiyyah wal-labaqah fi at-ta'amul.
Thus, in the heart of bustling Cairo, a moment of anxiety transformed into an opportunity to demonstrate professionalism and tact in interaction.
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