A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
شب عن الطوق (ṭauq) to be over the initial stages, with neg.: to be still in its infancy
Root: ش-ب-ب
Page: 527*
Example: “في تِلكَ الفَترَة، ما شَبَّتْ الحَرَكةُ عَن الطَّوق”
Translation: “at that time, the movement was still in its infancy”
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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
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