تخانة الحافة مهمة.

The thickness of the rim is important.

Breakdown of تخانة الحافة مهمة.

• مهم: important
• الحافة: the rim
• التخانة: the thickness

Questions & Answers about تخانة الحافة مهمة.

Why is it تخانة and not سُمك for thickness?

تخانة is a very common Egyptian Arabic word for thickness.
A learner may also know سُمك, which is another word for thickness, and is often felt to be more MSA/formal or more neutral across varieties.

So in Egyptian:

• تخانة = thickness, how thick something is
• سُمك = thickness too, but often sounds a bit more formal or technical depending on context

In everyday Egyptian speech, تخانة is very natural.

What does الحافة mean exactly?

الحافة means the edge, the rim, or the border of something, depending on context.

For example, it could refer to:

• the edge of a table
• the rim of a cup
• the edge of a piece of material

So in this sentence, الحافة is the edge/rim whose thickness is being talked about.

Why does الحافة start with الـ?