A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
في مهبط الغروب at (the time of) sunset
Root: ه-ب-ط
Page: 1192*
Example: “أَحَبَّ الجُلوسَ في كُرسِيِّهِ الخَشَبيِّ قُربَ النّيل في مَهبِطِ الغُروبِ وَكانَ يَرتَشِفُ الشّاي حَتّى مُنتَصَفِ اللَّيل”
Translation: “he liked to sit in his wooden chair by the Nile at sunset, and he’d sip tea until midnight”
Notes:
- The noun مَهبِط follows a special pattern. Find out more in The مَـ of Place and Time!
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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
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