A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
استعصى عليه اللفظ (lafẓ) the words died in his mouth, he couldn’t bring himself to speak
Root: ع-ص-ي
Page: 723*
Example: “أَشرَفَ عَلى قَولِ شَيْءٍ ما في تِلكَ اللَّحْظةِ، لكِن اِستَعْصى عَلَيهِ اللَّفظ”
Translation: “he was on the verge of saying something in that moment, but he couldn’t bring himself to speak”
Note:
You can learn more about the phrase “أشرف على” and other similar expressions in the post Four Arabic Roots to Express the Phrase “on the Verge of”!
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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
The Arabic Pages 
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