A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.

تقهقر taqahqur regress, recession, recedence, retrogression, lag, fallback, retreat
Root: ق-ه-ق-ر
Page: 929*
Example: “قَد اُضطُرّوا إلى التَقَهْقُر”
Translation: “they were forced to retreat”
* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
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