A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
سرعان ما sar’āna, sir’āna, sur’āna mā (with foll. verb) how quickly …!; soon, before long, presently, in no time
Root: س-ر-ع
Page: 474*
Example: “سرعان ما اِنقَلَبَ خوفُهُ إلى الغَضَبِ”
Translation: “his fear soon turned into anger”
* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
The Arabic Pages 
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