para

A noun with multiple meanings: in obstetrics, it refers to the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered; it is also a monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a dinar in Yugoslavia; and it can denote a soldier in the paratroops.

• 🌐اسم له عدة معانٍ: في طب التوليد يدل على عدد الأطفال الأحياء الذين ولدتهم المرأة؛ وهو أيضًا وحدة نقدية تساوي جزءًا من مئة من الدينار في يوغوسلافيا؛ وقد يدل على جندي في القوات المظلية.

1. Number of live births C1 formal medical

   In obstetrics, the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered.

   • The patient is a para 2, having had two live births.
   • Her medical record lists her as para 1.
   • The doctor noted the woman's para status in the chart.

   🌐عدد المواليد الأحياء

   المرادفات: parity

2. Monetary unit C2 formal

   A former monetary unit of Yugoslavia, equal to one hundredth of a dinar.

   • The price was listed as 50 para.
   • He found an old coin worth 100 para.
   • The exchange rate was 100 para to one dinar.

   🌐پارا

3. Paratrooper B2 informal

   A soldier who is trained to parachute from aircraft into combat.

   • The paras were deployed behind enemy lines.
   • He served as a para in the army.
   • The para unit conducted a night jump.

   🌐مظلي

   المرادفات: paratrooper

• paras plural form
• paras' possessive plural form
• para's possessive singular form