A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
نصبوا أنفسهم لـ (anfusahum) they made every effort in order to…, they struggled hard to…
Root: ن-ص-ب
Page: 1136*
Example: “نَصَبوا أَنفُسَهُم لِلحِفاظِ على ثَقافَاتِهِم المُهَدَّدةِ بِالاِنقِراض”
Translation: “they made every effort in order to preserve their endangered cultures”
Notes:
- In Wehr Wednesdays #91, we looked at another phrase from this root: جعله/وضعه نصب عينيه.
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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
The Arabic Pages 