آضَ root: ء-ي-ض / form I, past tense verb / definition: to return Did you know that the Arabic adverbs أَيْضًا (“also, too”) and عادةً (“usually”) are derived from roots with the same core meaning? What is the core meaning linking them? And why? Let’s take a look. أَيْضًا أيضًا comes from a hamzated and…
A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday. كرجع البصر ka-r. al-baṣar in the twinkling of an eye, in a moment Root: ر-ج-ع Page: 379* Example: “فَتَغَيَّرَ تَعْبيرُ وَجهِها كَرَجْعِ البَصَرِ وَبَدَأَتِ الدُّموعُ تَتَسَبسَب” Translation: “her expression changed in an instant, and tears began to flow” Revise all of the vocab…
