A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
أين الثرى من الثريا aina ṯ-ṯ. min aṯ-ṯurayyā (proverbially of things of disproportionate value) what has the ground to do with the Pleiades?
Root: ث-ر-و
Page: 123*
Example: “لِماذا تَذكُرُهُ الآن؟ أَينَ الثَّرى مِن الثُّرَيّا؟”
Translation: “why are you mentioning it now? What has the ground to do with the Pleiades?”
Notes:
- I’d like to hear from you: what do you think is a good way to translate this phrase into idiomatic English? Write your thoughts in the comments below!
Revise all of the vocab from the series on Quizlet:
* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
The Arabic Pages 
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