A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
ما نبس بكلمة (bi-kalima) he did not say a word
Root: ن-ب-س
Page: 1102*
Example: “اِستَجوَبوهُ لِمُدَّةِ ثَلاثِ ساعاتٍ وَما نَبَسَ بِكَلِمة”
Translation: “they interrogated him for three hours but he didn’t say a word”
Revise all of the vocab from the series on Quizlet:
* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
The Arabic Pages 