A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
عكر الصفو (ṣafwa) to destroy the untroubled state, disturb the order
Root: ع-ك-ر
Page: 738*
Example: “ثُمَّ جاءَ الخَبَرُ وَعَكَّرَ الصَّفْو”
Translation: “then the news came and rocked the boat”
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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
The Arabic Pages 