A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday. موت زؤام maut zu’ām a sudden or violent death Root: ز-ء-م Page: 432* Example: “فَضَّلَ المَوْتَ الزُّؤامَ عَلى كَشْفِ سِرِّه” Translation: “he would have favoured a sudden death over divulging his secret” Revise all of the vocab from the series on Quizlet: Wehr…
واجِهة root: و-ج-ه / noun / plural: واجِهات / definition: façade On Sunday, the four of us (me, husband, parents) returned from our wondrous 18-day exploration of Uzbekistan: Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva, and Tashkent again. My packed itinerary didn’t allow us much (or any) rest during the trip. But isn’t there such sweetness in a…
