A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
في حد ذاته fī ḥaddi ḏātihī and بحد ذاته in itself, as such
Root: ح-د-د
Page: 188*
Example: “ولكِن، لَمْ يُعتَبَرْ هذا نَجاحاً في حَدِّ ذاتِه”
Translation: “this, however, was not considered a success as such”
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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
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