This is the 626th most frequent Arabic word.
السنة
The Arabic word "السنة" can mean "the year" or refer to "the Sunnah" (the teachings and practices of Prophet Muhammad in Islam) depending on context.
Here, 'السنة' refers to 'the year' as a specific period of time.
هذه السنة جميلة.
This year is beautiful.
In this example, 'السنة' is used to denote the general concept of a year.
السنة تحتوي على اثني عشر شهرًا.
A year contains twelve months.
Here, 'السنة' is linked with 'الماضية' (last) to specify a particular year in the past.