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throughout in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- ṭiwāl
- Arabizi
tiwal- Type
- adverb
- Root
- ط و ل
How to use it
طِوَال is the common word for “throughout” as a time‑span adverb. It is invariable and used before nouns indicating a period.
Example sentences
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طِوَالَ السَّنَةِ تَتَغَيَّرُ الطَّقْسُ.
ṭiwāla al‑sanaati tataghayyaru al‑ṭaqsu.
Throughout the year the weather changes.
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طِوَالَ اللَّيْلِ سَمِعْتُ صَوْتَ المَطَرِ.
ṭiwāla al‑layli samiʿtu ṣawta al‑maṭari.
Throughout the night I heard the sound of rain.
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طِوَالَ الدَّرْسِ كَانَ المُعَلِّمُ مَشْغُولًا.
ṭiwāla al‑darsi kāna al‑muʿallimu mashghūlan.
Throughout the lesson the teacher was busy.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
Her account changed throughout her life.
وقد تغير تقريرها خلال حياتها.
Most days are sunny throughout the year.
معظم الأيام مشمسة على مدار العام.
‘ Peace to Noah, throughout the nations! ’
« سلام » منا « على نوح في العالمين ».
It was soon published throughout the country.
وسرعان ما نشر في جميع أنحاء البلاد.
Kouchner was consistent throughout his career.
كان كوتشنر ثابتاً على المبدأ طيلة حياته المهنية.
This will become more obvious throughout 2013.
وسوف يصبح هذا أكثر وضوحاً على مدى عام 2013.
They operate relatively freely throughout Kosovo.
وهي تعمل بحرِّية نسبيا في جميع أرجاء كوسوفو.
Throughout college, Fadil continued to date Layla.
واصل فاضل مواعدة ليلى أثناء دراسته في الجامعة.
Negotiations continued throughout 1938 without results.
استمرت المفاوضات طوال 1938 دون نتائج.
And this rumour of him went forth throughout all Judaea, and throughout all the region round about.
وخرج هذا الخبر عنه في كل اليهودية وفي جميع الكورة المحيطة
The article showed widespread corruption throughout the state of Egypt, all throughout the police force.
يظهر المقال مدى تفشّي الفساد في الدولة المصرية بدء من رأس الهرم وصولاً لأصغر شرطي.
Countries throughout the world and throughout history have defaulted on their debts and lived to talk about it, even prosper.
فقد عجزت البلدان في مختلف أنحاء العالم وفي مختلف عصور التاريخ عن سداد ديونها ثم واصلت الحياة من بعد ذلك، بل وعادت إلى سابق رخائها وازدهارها.
Questions and answers
Can طِوَال be used with places?
Usually it’s used with time expressions; for places use عَبْرَ أو فِي كُلِّ.
Is there a shorter form?
Sometimes people say طِوالَ (without final al) in informal speech.
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