Wehr Wednesdays #271

A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.


كلل بالنجاح kullila bi-n-najāḥ to be crowned by success


Root: ك-ل-ل

Page: 977*

Example: “رَغْمَ كُلِّ الاِنتِكاسات، فَإنَّ العَمَليّةَ في نِهايةِ المَطاف كُلِّلَت بِالنَّجاحِ “

Translation: “despite all of the setbacks, the process was ultimately crowned by success”


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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition

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