غِطَمّ root: غ-ط-م / noun / definition: a vast sea There I was, wandering whimsically through the dictionary (Lane’s Lexicon, to be precise), when a curious word bellowed for my attention—a horizontally-heavy, six-letter word, with three of those letters being ط. غَطْمَطيط. Isn’t it a beauty? In a beastly way. It’s got those hefty ط…
A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday. إن له شأنا أي شأن inna lahū ša’nan ayya ša’nin it is of the greatest importance (lit.: it is of importance, and of what importance!) Root: ء-ي-ي Page: 47* Example: “!لا تَنسَوْهُ أَبَدًا! إنَّ لَهُ شَأْنًا أَيَّ شَأنٍ” Translation: “Never forget it! It…
