A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
كي لا and لكي لا in order not to, lest
Root: ك-ي
Page: 995*
Example: “هَرَعَت البَناتُ إلى بُيوتِهِنَّ لِكَيْ لا يُصيبَهُنَّ المَطَر”
Translation: “the girls rushed to their homes in order not to get caught in the rain”
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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
The Arabic Pages 
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