نهاية (nihaaya) — "end" in Modern Standard Arabic
نهاية
nihaaya
end
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نهاية 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.
في النهاية ضحكنا معا على هذا الموقف الطريف ومر اليوم بسرعة
Fi al-nihayah dahikna ma'an 'ala hadha al-mawqeef al-tareef wa marra al-yawm bi-sur'ah.
In the end, we laughed together at this amusing situation, and the day passed quickly.
from An Amusing Work Day
في النهاية قال لي احمد ان اسمي يبدو مألوفا لكنه لا يتذكرني ابدا
fi alnihayati qala li Ahmed in ismi yabdu malufan lakinahu la yatadhakkaruni abadan
In the end Ahmed told me that my name seemed familiar but he never remembered me
ثم اتفقا على لقاء في نهاية الاسبوع لتبادل الاخبار
Thumma ittafaqa ala liqa' fi nihayat al-usbu' li-tabadul al-akhbar
Then they agreed to meet at the end of the week to exchange news.
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