A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
عادت الحرب جذعة (ḥarbu, jaḏa’atan) the war broke out again, started all over again
Root: ج-ذ-ع
Page: 139*
Example: “بَعدَ سَنَتَينِ مِن إبرامِ مُعاهَدةِ السَّلامِ، عادَت الحَربُ جَذَعَةً”
Translation: “two years after the peace treaty was ratified, war broke out again”
Notes:
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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
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