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اجتر آلامه (ālāmahū) to mull over one’s grief
Root: ج-ر-ر
Page: 139*
Example: “اِنعَزَلَ عَنِ العالَمِ لِفَترَةٍ طَويلةٍ وَهُوَ يَجتَرُّ آلامَه”
Translation: “he closed himself off from the world for a long while, mulling over his grief”
Notes:
- We encountered the verbal noun (اِجتِرار) of the form VIII geminate verb اِجتَرَّ / يَجتَرُّ in Step-by-Step Arabic Literature Translation #15
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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
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