A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
على قاب قوسين (q. qausain) quite near, very close; imminent
Root: ق-و-ب
Page: 930*
Example: “صَرَّحَ بِأَنَّهُم عَلى قابِ قَوْسَينِ مِنَ إيجادِ حَلّ”
Translation: “he announced that they are very close to finding a solution”
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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
The Arabic Pages 