Wehr Wednesdays #9

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


تورط tawarruṭ entanglement, involvement (في in)


Root: و-ر-ط

Page: 1244*

Example: “قَد اُتُّهِموا بالتَوَرُّطِ في جَرائِمِ الحَرْبِ”

Translation: “they were accused of involvement in war crimes”


* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition

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