A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
برح الخفاء (ḵafā’) the matter has come out, has become generally known
Root: ب-ر-ح
Page: 63*
Example: “لا جَدْوى مِنَ الهَمْسِ الآنَ، قَد بَرِحَ الخَفاء”
Translation: “there’s no point whispering now, everyone already knows”
Notes:
- The form I verb بَرِحَ / يَبرَحُ means “to depart”, whilst خَفاء means “secrecy”!
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 