meanwhile in Arabic
أَمَّا ʔammā
/ˈmiːnwaɪl/
meanwhile in Arabic: أَمَّا (ʔammā), إِلَى حِينِ ذَلِكَ الوَقْتِ فِي الأَثْنَاءِ (ʔilā ḥīni ḏalika al-waqti), فِي حِينِ أَنَّ (fī ḥīni ʔanna). In English, meanwhile means the time between two events.
Arabic words for meanwhile
- during the time something is happening
- أَمَّا ʔammā
- during the intervening time
- إِلَى حِينِ ذَلِكَ الوَقْتِ فِي الأَثْنَاءِ ʔilā ḥīni ḏalika al-waqti
- in contrast or opposed to aspects previously mentioned
- فِي حِينِ أَنَّ fī ḥīni ʔanna
English meaning of meanwhile
- noun The time between two events.
- adverb During the time that something is happening, often specifically in a different place.
- adverb During an intervening time; from now until a future time.
- adverb In contrast to aspects previously mentioned.
meanwhile in a sentence
- There was a party going on downstairs. Meanwhile, I was reading a book.
- We’re going on holiday next month; meanwhile, keep working on the project.
- Some songs on the album are beautiful. Meanwhile, others are quite forgettable.
Synonyms of meanwhile
meanwhile in other languages
Questions about meanwhile in Arabic
- What is the meaning of meanwhile in Arabic?
- Meanwhile in Arabic is أَمَّا (ʔammā), إِلَى حِينِ ذَلِكَ الوَقْتِ فِي الأَثْنَاءِ (ʔilā ḥīni ḏalika al-waqti), فِي حِينِ أَنَّ (fī ḥīni ʔanna).
- ما معنى كلمة meanwhile؟
- Meanwhile: أَمَّا (ʔammā), إِلَى حِينِ ذَلِكَ الوَقْتِ فِي الأَثْنَاءِ (ʔilā ḥīni ḏalika al-waqti), فِي حِينِ أَنَّ (fī ḥīni ʔanna).
- What does meanwhile mean in English?
- Meanwhile means the time between two events.
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