A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
أحرق فحمة ليله في (faḥmata lailihī) to spend the night doing (s.th.), burn the midnight oil over…
Root: ح-ر-ق
Page: 199*
Example: “أَحرَقَتْ فَحمَةَ لَيلِها في تَدوينِ ذِكرَياتِها”
Translation: “she spent the night putting her memories down in writing”
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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
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