A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.

ذو نزوات, f. ذات نزوات capricious
Root: ن-ز-و
Page: 1125*
Example: “نَعَتوها بِأَنَّها مُتَمَرِّدةٌ ذات نَزَواتٍ وَرَفَضوا أَفكارَها الثَّوريّة في ذلك الوَقت”
Translation: “they described her as a rebellious, capricious woman and dismissed her revolutionary ideas at the time”
Notes:
- In Wehr Wednesdays #157, we saw another term for “capricious”…
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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
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