A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
غيض من فيض (faiḍ) only a small part of a vast amount
Root: غ-ي-ض
Page: 808*
Example: “ما نَشَرَتْهُ الصَّحيفةُ مُجَرَّدُ غَيضٍ مِن فَيض”
Translation: “what the newspaper published is just the tip of the iceberg”
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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
The Arabic Pages 