A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
بقيد الحياة bi-q. il-ḥayāh or على قيد الحياة (still) alive, living
Root: ق-ي-د
Page: 940*
Example: “لا يَزالُ عَلى قَيْدِ الحَياة”
Translation: “he is still alive”
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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
The Arabic Pages 