A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
استند للأربعين (arba’īn) to be pushing forty, to be on the verge of forty
Root: س-ن-د
Page: 507*
Example: “تَعَرَّفتُ على رَجُلٍ كانَ يَستَنِدُ لِلأَربَعين”
Translation: “I met a man who was pushing forty”
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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
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