A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
بقي مكتوف الأيدي أمام (baqiya) to stand helpless before …
Root: ي-د
Page: 1295*
Example: “بَقِيَتْ مَكْتوفةَ الأَيدي أمامَ المَشْهَدِ الفَظيع”
Translation: “she stood helpless before the horrific scene”
Notes:
- The phrase مكتوف الأيدي is an adjective idaafa that literally means “with tied hands”—it can be used literally or figuratively
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 