A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
أصلاه نارا من الغيرة (ḡaira) to make s.o. undergo the most excruciating pangs of jealousy
Root: ص-ل-ي
Page: 612*
Example: “قَرَّرَتْ أَنْ تُصليهِ نارًا مِنَ الغَيْرةِ حَتّى تَيقَنَ بِحُبِّهِ لَها”
Translation: “she decided to make him undergo the most excruciating pangs of jealousy to be certain of his love for her”
Notes:
- This phrase literally translates as “to make someone burn in a fire of jealousy”!
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
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