A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday. شيء يرثى له (yurṯā) a deplorable, regrettable thing Root: ر-ث-ي Page: 377* Example: “كانَ شَيْئًا يُرثى لَهُ، وَعَلَيْهِم أَنْ يَتَحَمَّلوا كامِل المَسْؤوليّةِ عَن دَوْرِهِم فيه” Translation: “it was a deplorable, regrettable thing, and they must take full responsibility for their part in it”…
نور root: ن-و-ر / noun / plural: أَنْوار / definition: light Perhaps I was too busy playing in the tides of the summer heatwaves to realise that the season was ebbing into the horizon—and then, at six this morning, I woke up to a Sun-less sky and realised the days do feel shorter again. I…
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