while in Arabic
مُدَّة mudda
/ʍaɪl//wæl/
while in Arabic: مُدَّة (mudda), فَتْرَة (fatra), فِي حِين (fī ḥīn), بَيْنَمَا (baynamā). In English, while means an uncertain duration of time, a period of time.
Arabic words for while
- uncertain duration of time, a period of time
- مُدَّة mudda, فَتْرَة fatra
- during the same time that
- فِي حِين fī ḥīn, بَيْنَمَا baynamā
English meaning of while
- noun An uncertain duration of time, a period of time.
- noun An uncertain long period of time.
- noun An uncertain short moment.
- conjunction During the same time that.
while in a sentence
- He lectured for quite a long while.
- It’s a long while since anyone lived there, so it’s a ruin now.
- He was sleeping while I was singing.
Synonyms of while
while in other languages
Questions about while in Arabic
- What is the meaning of while in Arabic?
- While in Arabic is مُدَّة (mudda), فَتْرَة (fatra), فِي حِين (fī ḥīn), بَيْنَمَا (baynamā).
- ما معنى كلمة while؟
- While: مُدَّة (mudda), فَتْرَة (fatra), فِي حِين (fī ḥīn), بَيْنَمَا (baynamā).
- What does while mean in English?
- While means an uncertain duration of time, a period of time.
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