A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
الباب مفتوح على مصراعيه (miṣrā’aihi) the door is wide open
Root: ص-ر-ع
Page: 597*
Example: “فَنَقولُ لَهُم إنَّ البابَ مَفْتوحٌ عَلى مِصراعَيهِ لِلحِوار”
Translation: “so we say to them that the door is wide open for discussion”
Notes:
- مِصراعَيه is a combination of the dual form of مصراع (i.e. مصراعَينِ) and the possessive pronoun suffix ـه—when a possessive suffix is added to a dual noun, the ن disappears, hence مصراعيه!
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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
The Arabic Pages 