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;…
A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday. يبحث عن (يسعى إلى) حتفه بظلفه yabḥaṯu ‘an (yas’ā ilā) ḥatfihī bi-ẓilfihī he brings about his own destruction, digs his own grave Root: ح-ت-ف Page: 183* Example: “أَلا يُدْرِكُ الزَّعيمُ أَنَّهُ كانَ يَسْعى إلى حَتْفِهِ بِظِلْفِهِ مُنْذُ لَحظةِ ذلِكَ القَرارِ المَلْعون!؟” Translation: “does…
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