A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
خالي الوفاض empty, vacant, free; empty-handed
Root: و-ف-ض
Page: 1271*
Example: “رَغْمَ كُلِّ تَوَقُّعاتِها، رَجَعَتْ خالِيَةَ الوِفاض”
Translation: “despite all of her expectations, she returned empty-handed”
Note:
- This phrase is an example of الإضافة غير الحقيقية, often called the “false إضافة” or “adjective إضافة”—definitely a topic for a future post!
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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
The Arabic Pages 