A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
قد قلبه من حجر qudda qalbahū min ḥajarin to have a heart of stone
Root: ق-د-د
Page: 872*
Example: “لَم يَتَأَثَّرْ بِمُناشَداتِهِم العاطِفيّةِ فَإِنَّ قَلبَهُ قَدْ قُدَّ مِن حَجَر”
Translation: “he wasn’t moved by their emotional pleas, he had a heart of stone”
Notes:
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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
The Arabic Pages 