A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
بعيد الشأو far-aiming, far-aspiring; very ambitious
Root: ش-ء-و
Page: 526*
Example: “وَأُحِبُّ أَنَّهُ شَخصٌ بَعيدُ الشَّأْو”
Translation: “I love that he’s a very ambitious person”
Notes:
- بعيد الشأو is an example of the false/adjective إضافة!
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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