أَيّام root: ي-و-م / plural noun / singular: يَوْم / definition: days I remember the first time I heard the word بَعدَين—during my undergrad days, in the classroom. Hmm, I thought, I know the word بعد (“after”) and that sounds like the dual suffix ـَين at the end… but how does that make sense? Can…
A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday. مكفهر mukfahirr dim, dusky, gloomy; clouded, overcast; grave, sullen, meloncholy Root: ك-ف-ه-ر Page: 976* Example: “قَعَدَ هكَذا، مُكْفَهِرَّ الوَجْهِ، حَتّى غابَتِ الشَّمس” Translation: “he sat like that, with a sullen face, until the sun had set” Notes: Today’s word, مُكفَهِرّ, is the active…
