A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday. ما راعني إلّا مجيؤك (illā majī’uka) all of a sudden I noticed your arrival Root: ر-و-ع Page: 426* Example: “ظَلِلْتُ أُفَكِّرُ فيكَ وَفي الأمرِ المُرْعِبِ—فَما راعَني مُنتَصِفَ اللَّيْلِ وَسْطَ الظَّلامِ إلّا مَجيؤُك” Translation: “I kept thinking about you and that troubling matter—then all…
تَنْميل root: ن-م-ل / form II verbal noun / definition: pins and needles I never thought I’d have to send a sick leave request with “pins and needles” as the reason—but each season homes realisations of the unexpected, and I submitted my GP note with bated breath and tingling limbs. A four-week PhD pause, on…
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