A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
سحت السماء saḥḥat is-samā‘ it rained cats and dogs
Root: س-ح-ح
Page: 464*
Example: “سَحَّتِ السَّماءُ فَفاضَ النَّهر”
Translation: “it rained cats and dogs and the river overflowed”
Revise all of the vocab from the series on Quizlet:
* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
The Arabic Pages 