A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday. عصاري يوم ‘aṣāriya yaumin one day in the afternoon hours Root: ع-ص-ر Page: 721* Example: “عَصارِيَ يَوْمٍ، لَمّا رَجَعَتْ إلى الدارِ مُرْهَقَةً، قَرَّرَت الفِرارَ مِنْ تِلْكَ القَرْيةِ وَشَعْبِها” Translation: “one day in the afternoon hours, when she had returned home completely drained, she…
هَنْهونة root: ه-ن-ه-ن / noun / definition: lullaby Tuesday’s early-hours London sky boomed and ignited in thunderstorm, and I—with my passionate affection for summer storms—heard the rumbles and roars as cradlesong and slipped effortlessly back into sleep after dawn prayer. I was, however, mildly fearful that the “triangle of death” would fly into my room;…
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