A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
إبقاء الحالة على ما كانت عليه maintenance of the status quo
Root: ب-ق-ي
Page: 85*
Example: “يُريدونَ إبقاءَ الحالةِ عَلى ما كانَت عَلَيهِ وَيَخافونَ مِن زَعزَعَةِ الاِستِقرار”
Translation: “they want to maintain the status quo and are afraid of destabilisation”
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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
The Arabic Pages 