A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
أغضى على القذى (aḡḍā) to bear annoyance patiently, grin and bear it, swallow the bitter pill
Root: ق-ذ-ي
Page: 880*
Example: “اُضطَرَّتْ إلى أَنْ تُغضي على القَذى وَهِيَ بَينَهُم جالِسة”
Translation: “she had no choice but to grin and bear it as she sat amongst them”
Notes:
- قذى is an example of an indeclinable, defective noun—see Case Endings on the Alif Maqsoora (ى)
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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
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