A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
برشم baršama to stare, gaze (إلى at s.th.); to rivet (هـ s.th.)
Root: ب-ر-ش-م
Page: 65*
Example: “بَرْشَمْتُ إلَيهِ حَتّى لاحَظَني”
Translation: “I stared at him until he noticed me”
Notes:
- This verb is another synonym we could add to the list in Arabic Verbs for “to Look at”!
- برشم is a form I quadriliteral verb (see this post about verb forms for four-letter roots!), whose verbal noun is البَرشَمَة.
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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
The Arabic Pages 
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