A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
(نوم) VI to pretend to be asleep, feign sleep; to seem to be asleep, look sleepy; to place confidence, put trust (إلى in s.o.)
Root: ن-و-م
Page: 1187*
Example: “لا تَتَناوَمي إلَيه—هُوَ ذو نَزَواتٍ مُتَقَلِّبُ المِزاج “
Translation: “don’t put your trust in him—he’s capricious and unpredictable”
Notes:
- Both ذو نزوات (from Wehr Wednesdays #213) and متقلب (المزاج) (from Wehr Wednesdays #157) can mean “capricious” or “mercurial”
Revise all of the vocab from the series on Quizlet:
* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
The Arabic Pages 