A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
بموجب or على موجب according to, in accordance with; on the basis of, on account of; by virtue of, on the strength of
Root: و-ج-ب
Page: 1230*
Example: “أَعلَنَتْ المُؤَسَّسةُ اِعْتِقالَ ثَلاثةِ أَشخاصٍ بِموجِبِ قانونِ مُكافَحةِ الإرْهاب”
Translation: “the institute announced the arrest of three people under the Anti-Terrorism Law”
Notes:
- Curious as to why we say ثلاثة أشخاص rather than ثلاث? Check out The Grammar of Using Arabic Numbers or download the one-page chart with all the rules plus examples!
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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
The Arabic Pages 