A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
انتهز هـ فرصة لـ (furṣatan) to use s.th. as an opportunity for
Root: ن-ه-ز
Page: 1176*
Example: “يَنتَهِزُ عَدمَ الاِستِقرارِ في البَلَدِ فُرصةً لِتَوَلّي الحُكم”
Translation: “he’s using the country’s instability as an opportunity to seize power”
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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
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