A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
إلى أجل غير مسمى for an indefinite time, sine die, until further notice
Root: س-م-ي
Page: 505*
Example: “تَمَّ إرجاءُ المُؤْتَمَرِ إلى أَجَلٍ غَيرِ مُسَمّى”
Translation: “the conference was postponed indefinitely”
Notes:
- We looked at more ways to express “postponing” in Eight Arabic Verbs for “to Postpone”!
Revise all of the vocab from the series on Quizlet:
* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
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