A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
سبقة sabqa: سبقة القلم s. al-qalam slip of the pen, lapsus calami
Root: س-ب-ق
Page: 459*
Example: “ما كانَ إلّا سَبقَةُ قَلَمٍ! لا تَهتَمَّ بِه”
Translation: “it was only a slip of the pen! Don’t read into it”
Notes:
- اهتمّ is one of the chameleon words that we’ve explored!
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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
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