Wehr Wednesdays #35

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


zuhā’a roughly, about, some (with foll. figure)


Root: ز-ه-و

Page: 447*

Example: “يَسْتَغْرِقُ الأَمْرُ زُهاءَ ساعَتَيْنِ”

Translation: “it takes roughly two hours”


You can now revise all of the Wehr Wednesday vocab so far on Quizlet here to stay on top of things!


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

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