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Wehr Wednesdays #333

A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday. بلا مراء (bi-lā) or لا مراء فيه (mirā’a) incontestable, indisputable, undisputed, uncontested Root: م-ر-ي Page: 1062* Example: “الأَمْرُ الوَحيدُ الَّذي لا مِراءَ فيهِ هُوَ أَنَّ الخِطّةَ قَدْ فَشِلَتْ، أَمّا الأَسبابُ وَراءَ فَشلِها فَتَختَلِفُ المَجموعات فيها” Translation: “the only undisputed matter is the fact…

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Between Observations and Wishful Thinking

حالِمة root: ح-ل-م / form I active participle, feminine form / definition: dreamer, dreaming Maybe, from my writings on this blog, you get the impression that I’m always floating between thoughts. An observation here, a dictionary find there, multiple pivots per post… And you’d be right to think so, of course. My mind is always…

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