A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
عقد النية على (nīyata) to resolve, make up one’s mind to do s.th., decide on s.th.
Root: ع-ق-د
Page: 734*
Example: “بَعدَ ذلِكَ اللِّقاءِ الكارِثي، قَد عَقَدَتْ النِّيَّةَ على مُغادَرةِ القَرْيةِ وَما عادَتْ إلَيها قَطّ”
Translation: “after that disastrous encounter, she resolved to leave the village and she never returned”
Notes:
- We’ve encountered this root in two other Wehr Wednesdays posts: Wehr Wednesdays #118 and Wehr Wednesdays #227!
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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
The Arabic Pages 