A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday. قامر على الجواد الخاسر (jawād) to bet on the wrong horse Root: ق-م-ر Page: 923* Example: “شَهِدَتْ الشَّرِكةُ الثّانِيَةُ نُمُوّاً أَفْضَل.. يَبْدو أَنَّنا كُنّا نُقامِرُ عَلى الجَوادِ الخاسِر” Translation: “the second company has seen better growth… it seems we’ve been betting on the…
يَصيفُ root: ص-ي-ف / form I present tense, hollow verb / definition: to be summery It’s mid-July. Summer’s peak. And while most have their faces stubbornly positioned in a fan’s airpath, my own spectacled one has been nestled warmly into the dictionary’s pages. It seems that, come rain or shine, my mind will always be…
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