A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday. ما تمالك عن he couldn’t help (doing s.th.), he couldn’t refrain from… Root: م-ل-ك Page: 1081* Example: “ما تَمالَكَتْ عَنْ تَراقُبِ المَرْأَةِ العَجوزِ وَهِيَ جالِسةٌ في الفِناءِ غارِقةً في التَّفْكير” Translation: “she couldn’t help but to observe the old woman sitting in the…
دَجاج root: د-ج-ج / collective noun / definition: chicken Have you ever roasted a chicken upside down? Well I have. Twice. Well, it was one time—but two chickens. No questions, please. This was a cathartic confession, blurted out in a fluster of shame, and no more than that. Thank God for the antidote of blushing:…
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