A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
مبتوت الصلة m. aṣ-ṣila having no connection (ب with), bearing no relation (ب to)
Root: ب-ت-ت
Page: 51*
Example: “يَتَكَّلَمُ عَن مَوضوعٍ مَبْتوتِ الصِلَةِ بِما كُنّا نَتَكَلَّمُ عَنهُ مِن قَبل”
Translation: “he’s talking about something that has nothing to do with what we were talking about before”
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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
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