A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
تشويه tašwīh deformation, disfigurement, defacement, mutilation; defamation; crippledness
Root: ش-و-ه
Page: 578*
Example: “تَمَّ تَشْويهُ التِّمْثالِ الَّذي وَقَعَ بِجانِبِ الهَرَمِ”
Translation: “the statue that was located beside the pyramid was defaced”
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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
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