A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
رقأ raqa’a a to cease to flow (tears)
Root: ر-ق-ء
Page: 408*
Example: “!سُرعانَ ما رَقَأَتْ الدُّموعُ وَجَفَّتْ الخُدود”
Translation: “how quickly the tears ceased and cheeks dried!”
Notes:
- سرعان ما was the first phrase we looked at in the Wehr Wednesdays series!
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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