مَعْرَج root: ع-ر-ج / noun of place / plural: مَعارِج / definition: place or route of ascent Over a year ago, in Non-Human Nouns, Human Plurals, we explored some non-human nouns that—unexpectedly—take on sound, masculine plural forms (which are usually reserved for nouns referring to humans). Think: سِنون and عالَمون and أولون. Or, with a different…
A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday. ازدان فراشه بولد (firāšuhū bi-waladin) his bed was graced with a son, i.e., a son was born to him Root: ز-ي-ن Page: 454* Example: “بَعْدَ سِنين مِنَ الدُّعاءِ، قَدِ ازْدانَ فِراشُهُ بِبِنْت” Translation: “after years of supplication, he was blessed with a baby…
The Arabic Pages 