A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
نفخ في الرماد (lit.: to blow into cold ashes, i.e.) to engage in futile undertakings, set out on a wild-goose chase
Root: ر-م-د
Page: 417*
Example: “ما حَقَّقْنا أَيّ تَقَدُّمٍ في الأَمر—نَفَخنا في الرَّمادِ فَرَجَعنا مُتعَبين”
Translation: “we didn’t make any progress with it—we went on a wild goose chase and came back tired”
Revise all of the vocab from the series on Quizlet:
- Wehr Wednesdays Vocab (#1-100)
- Wehr Wednesdays Vocab (#101-200)
- Wehr Wednesdays Vocab (#201-300)
- Wehr Wednesdays Vocab (#301-400)
* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
The Arabic Pages 