A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
عبر X to shed tears, weep
Root: ع-ب-ر
Page: 686*
Example: “أَخَذَتْ عائِلَتُهُ تَستَعْبِرُ عِندَما وَصَلَها الخَبَر”
Translation: “his family began to shed tears when the news reached them”
Notes:
- This is another piece of vocabulary we could add to the list in Some Arabic Words and Phrases for “to Cry”!
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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
The Arabic Pages 