A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
كان على أحر من الجمر (aḥarra) to be on tenterhooks; to be in greatest suspense, be dying with curiosity
Root: ج-م-ر
Page: 158*
Example: “كُنتُ أَنتَظِرُ جَوابَها على أَحَرَّ مِنَ الجَمرِ”
Translation: “I had been on tenterhooks waiting for her response”
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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
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