Arabic Word of the Day
الآن
/al-AAN/ • adverb — 5th of May, 2026
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Meaning: now; at the present moment
Examples
- أنا جائع الآن.
(I'm hungry now.) - سأذهب الآن إلى المتجر.
(I'll go to the store now.) - هل تستطيع التحدث الآن؟
(Can you talk now?)
Synonyms
- حالًا
- تَوًّا
الآن is used to refer to the immediate present moment. It appears in both spoken and written Arabic and can be placed before or after the verb or at the end of a sentence. Synonyms like حالًا or توًّا can imply immediacy as well, with حالًا sometimes meaning 'shortly' and توًّا used in some dialects for 'just now' or 'right now.'
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