A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
دارت رحى الحرب (القتال) dārat r. l-ḥarb the war (fighting) broke out; the war (fighting) was going on
Root: ر-ح-ي
Page: 384*
Example: “حينَما سَمِعوا أَنَّ رَحى الحَربِ قَد دارَتْ، هَرَبوا مِن البِلاد عَلى الفَور”
Translation: “when they heard that war had broken out, they fled the country immediately”
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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
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