A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
حقنا لدمائهم ḥaqnan li-dimā‘ihim in order to spare their blood
Root: ح-ق-ن
Page: 227*
Example: “تَعَهَّدَ الطَّرَفانِ بِوَقفِ إطلاقِ النّار، حَقْنًا لِدِماءِ السُكّانِ المَدَنيّين”
Translation: “both parties pledged to cease fire, in order to stop the bloodshed of the civilian population”
Revise all of the vocab from the series on Quizlet:
* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
The Arabic Pages 