Wehr Wednesdays #138

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”


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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition

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