A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
أمر لا يؤبه له (yu’bahu) an insignificant, unimportant matter
Root: ء-ب-ه
Page: 2*
Example: “وَحينَما كَلَّمْتُهُ بِصراحةٍ عَمّا شَعَرتُ بِهِ، غَيَّرَ مَوْضوعَ الحَديثِ وَكَأَنَّ مَشاعِري أَمَرٌ لا يُؤبَهُ لَه”
Translation: “when I spoke to him openly about how I felt, he changed the subject as though my feelings were insignificant”
Notes:
- The verb in this phrase, يُؤبَهُ, is the passive, present tense conjugation of the hamzated, form I verb أَبَهَ (أَبِهَ) / يَأبَهُ. For more about the writing conventions of the letter hamza, see Seats of the Hamza (ء)!
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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
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