Wehr Wednesdays #157

A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.

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متقلب mutaqallib, also متقلب الأطوار (or الأحوال) wavering, vacillating, changeable, variable, inconstant, unsteady, fickle, capricious

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Root: ق-ل-ب

Page: 919*

Example: “كانَ في تِلكَ الأَيّامِ مُتَقَلِّبَ المِزاج”

Translation: “he was, in those days, mercurial”

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Notes:

• The phrases متقلب المزاج and متقلب الأطوار/الأحوال are examples of The False/Adjective إضافة

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Revise all of the vocab from the series on Quizlet:

• Wehr Wednesdays Vocab (#1-100)
• Wehr Wednesdays Vocab (#101-200)

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