A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
عن ظهر القلب (zahri l-q.) by heart
Root: ق-ل-ب
Page: 918*
Example: “حافَظوا الكِتابَ كُلَّهُ عَن ظَهرِ القَلبِ” **
Translation: “they memorised the whole book by heart”
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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
** To learn more about this use of the word كُلّ, check out the post Six Ways to Say “All of” in Arabic.
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