A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
ذهب به هباء (habā’an) to ruin, thwart s.th.; to scatter s.th. in all directions
Root: ه-ب-و
Page: 1193*
Example: “جاءَ الخَبَرُ الأَسْوَدُ فَذَهَبَ بِأَحْلامِنا هَباءً”
Translation: “the bad news came and thwarted our dreams”
Notes:
- Notice the preposition بِـ in the phrase? That’s an example of the causative بـ!
- Also, this phrase reminds me of the one we looked at in Wehr Wednesdays #134
Revise all of the vocab from the series on Quizlet:
* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
The Arabic Pages 