A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
حالة اللاحرب واللاسلم ḥ. al-lā–ḥarb wa-l-lā-silm state of “no war and no peace”
Root: ل
Page: 999*
Example: “فَآلَ بِها المَطافُ إلى حالةِ اللاحَربِ واللاسِلم”
Translation: “so it eventually reached a state of ‘no war, no peace'”
Notes:
- Curious about the word structure of اللاحرب and اللاسلم? Then you definitely need to read The Attached لا Prefix!
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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
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