A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
مترامي الأطراف vast, huge
Root: ر-م-ي
Page: 419*
Example: “عَقَّبَ آثارَها عَبرَ الكُثبانِ الرَّملِيّةِ المُتَرامِيَةِ الأَطراف”
Translation: “he followed her tracks across the sprawling sand dunes”
Notes:
- مترامي الأطراف is an example of an adjective إضافة!
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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
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