A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
إيماء إلى īmā‘an ilā with reference to
Root: و-م-ء
Page: 1290*
Example: “إيماءً إلى الرِّسالةِ الّتي أَرسَلتُموها، لا نَستَطيعَ قُبولَ الشُّروطِ المَذكورة”
Translation: “with reference to the letter that you sent, we cannot accept the conditions mentioned”
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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
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