مُنْتَشِر root: ن-ش-ر / form VIII active participle / definition: widespread, ubiquitous We all know ذٰلِكَ. And how could we not? It’s that ubiquitous demonstrative pronoun meaning “that”. But have you also heard of ذٰلِكِ and ذٰلِكُمْ? Because those are demonstrative pronouns too—but ubiquitous? Not so much. More like rare, actually. So, where can we…
A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday. يمم وجهه شطر (wajhahū šaṭra) to turn or face toward Root: ي-م-م Page: 1299* Example: “يَمَّمَ وَجْهَهُ شَطْرَ الشَّرْقِ وَشَرَعَ في رِحلَتِهِ الَّتي سَتَأخُذُهُ إلى سُهولِ مُنغوليا” Translation: “he turned towards the east and set off on his journey that would take him…
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