A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.

بحلق bahlaqa: بحلق عينيه (‘ainaihi) to stare, gaze (في at)
Root: ب-ح-ل-ق
Page: 54*
Example: “بَحْلَقَتْ عَيْنَيْها فيهِ وَهُوَ يَمْشي بِاْتِّجاهِها”
Translation: “she stared at him as he was walking towards her”
Note:
بَحْلَقَ / يُبَحْلِقُ is an example of a verb from a quadriliteral root.
Taking a look at our last post, Quadriliteral Arabic Verb Forms, can you work out which form it is?
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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
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