A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
سارية من الجهامة an all-pervading gloom
Root: س-ر-ي
Page: 476*
Example: “وَفي غِيابِهِ، جَثَمَتْ سارِيَةٌ مِنَ الجَهامةِ على البَيت”
Translation: “and in his absence, an all-pervading gloom descended upon the house”
Notes:
- With the verb جَثَمَ in the example sentence, I’m reminded of the phrase we looked at in Wehr Wednesdays #28!
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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