وَبَر root: و-ب-ر / noun / plural: أَوْبار / definition: the fur of camels and goats Throughout my twenties, I’ve carried a sort of sign-up-and-see-what-happens attitude. I’ll sign up to lead a workshop or run a marathon or join a summer school abroad, etcetera, and then just follow the path of fate. Sometimes, though, I…
A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday. ما تمالك عن he couldn’t help (doing s.th.), he couldn’t refrain from… Root: م-ل-ك Page: 1081* Example: “ما تَمالَكَتْ عَنْ تَراقُبِ المَرْأَةِ العَجوزِ وَهِيَ جالِسةٌ في الفِناءِ غارِقةً في التَّفْكير” Translation: “she couldn’t help but to observe the old woman sitting in the…
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