A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
قلب له ظهر المجن (ẓahra l-mijann) to show s.o. the back of the shield, i.e., to give s.o. the cold shoulder, become hostile to s.o.
Root: ق-ل-ب
Page: 917*
Example: “لَم يَكُنْ يَفهَمُ تَصَرُّفاتِ صَديقِهِ إذ قَلَبَ لَهُ ظَهرَ المِجَنِّ وَتَجاهَلَ رَسائِلَه”
Translation: “he couldn’t understand his friend’s behaviour; he gave him the cold shoulder and ignored his messages”
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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