إهْمال root: ه-م-ل / form IV verbal noun / definition: neglect It’s another Academic Arabic post this week because, frankly, too many weeks had passed without one and I feel guilty for my neglect. Plus, it’s back-to-uni season and I’m sure you want something to spice up your academic writing and/or show off your elite…
A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday. في وقدة الصيف (w. aṣ-ṣaif) in the glowing summer heat Root: و-ق-د Page: 1275* Example: “يا لَلْحَسْرة.. مَشى المُهاجِرونَ ثَلاثَةَ أَيّامٍ عَبرَ الصَّحراءِ في وَقدةِ الصَّيفِ قَبْلَ وَفاتِهِم ” Translation: “what a great pity… the migrants walked for three days across the desert…
