قاسِم root: ق-س-م / form I active participle / definition: divider, partition August and September passed like a swift breeze and now winter no longer feels far to reach—especially if (like I was taught) you count November as the start of the season. I remember asking my husband if he liked Kasım—meaning “November”, in Turkish—as…
A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday. يعرف ألف وياءه (wa-yā’ahū) he knows it from A to Z Root: ء-ل-ف Page: 28* Example: “!إذا كانَتْ لَدَيْكُم أَيّةُ أَسئِلةِ عَنِ المَشروع، فاْسْأَلوني—أَعرِفُ أَلفَهُ وياءَه” Translation: “if you have any questions about the project, ask me—I know it inside out!” Revise all…
