The difference between (a while and awhile)

adverb حال

– awhile= for a while

for some time

لبعض الوقت

My mother is staying awhile.

My mother is staying for another month.

noun اسم

– a while = talks about the length of period

فترة-وقت

I slept for a while.

I slept for 3 hours.

This will take a while.

This will take a month.