A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
دكه إلى الحضيض (dakkahū) to ruin s.th. completely, run s.th. into the ground
Root: ح-ض-ض
Page: 214*
Example: “جاءَ المُديرونَ الجُدُدُ وَدَكّوا المَعْهَدَ إلى الحَضيض”
Translation: “the new managers came and ran the institute into the ground”
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 