A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
افترش لسانه (lisānahū) to give one’s tongue free rein
Root: ف-ر-ش
Page: 825*
Example: “ما إنْ رَأَتْهُم الأُمُّ حَتّى افْتَرَشَتْ لِسانَها وَبَدَأَتْ تَشْتُمُهُم”
Translation: “no sooner had the mother seen them than she gave her tongue free rein and began cursing them”
Notes:
- See that ما إن ـــــ حتى ـــــ structure? We talked about it in yesterday’s post!
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 