A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
مساحر masāḥir2: انتفخت مساحره (intafaḵat) his lungs became inflated (out of fear or pride)
Root: س-ح-ر
Page: 466*
Example: “!تَذَكَّرْ كَلامَهُ كَي لا تَنتَفِخَ مَساحِرُك”
Translation: “remember what he said so you don’t get too big for your boots!”
Notes:
- انتفخت / تنتفخ مساحره can also be translated into English as “to swell with pride”
- We looked at the particle كَي in Four Particles That Mean “So That” and Wehr Wednesdays #37!
Revise all of the vocab from the series on Quizlet:
* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
The Arabic Pages 