A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
سلط الضوء على (ḍau’a), سلط الأضواء على (aḍwā’a) to throw (new) light on, illuminate s.th., cause s.th. to stand out clearly; to put s.o. in the spotlight
Root: س-ل-ط
Page: 492*
Example: “التَّقْريرُ الجَديدُ يُسَلِّطُ الضَّوْءَ على الأَوْضاعِ المَعيشيّةِ في تِلْكَ المَناطِق”
Translation: “the new report sheds light on the living conditions in those areas”
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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
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