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inqirāḍ dying out, gradual disappearance; extinction
Root: ق-ر-ض
Page: 886*
Example: “هذا النَوْعُ مِنَ السَّلاحِف على وَشْكِ الاِنْقِراض” **
Translation: “this species of turtle is on the verge of extinction”
* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
** For more info about the phrase “على وشك”, see Wehr Wednesdays #7
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