A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
وراء الأكمة ما وراءها (warā’a) something’s fishy! there is more to it than meets the eye
Root: ء-ك-م
Page: 27*
Example: “!لا أَظُنُّ أَنَّ الأَمرَ بِهذِهِ البَساطة—وَراءَ الأَكَمةِ ما وَراءَها”
Translation: “I don’t think it’s that simple—there’s more to it than meets the eye!”
Notes:
- The noun أَكَمة means “hill”, “reef”, or “heap”.
Revise all of the vocab from the series on Quizlet:
* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
The Arabic Pages 