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Arabic word

عن

about, concerning, on

Type
preposition

Example

أنا أتحدث عن الكتاب

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شركات الألماس الكبرى في العالم عندما عرفت عن إنتاج هذا الفلم، قامت بحملة إعلامية When the world's major diamond companies learned about the production of this film, they launched a media campaign.
حتمًا كمن يبحث عن إبرة في أكوام، Certainly, like someone looking for a needle in haystacks.
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Words from the same root

ع ن ي

Arabic words grow from roots. These words share the root of عن, so their meanings are related: learn them together.

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