A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
طرأت عليه فكرة (fikratun) an idea occurred to him, he had an idea
Root: ط-ر-ء
Page: 648*
Example: “طَرَأَتْ عَلَيهِمُ الفِكرةُ ذاتُها عِندَما رَأَوا الدَّمار”
Translation: “that very idea occurred to them when they saw the destruction”
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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
The Arabic Pages 