A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
ينام ملء جفنه (mil’a jafnihī) he sleeps the sleep of the just
Root: ن-و-م
Page: 1187*
Example: “عَلى الأَقَلّ يُمكِنُهُ أَنْ يَنامَ مِلْءَ جَفْنِهِ اللَّيلة، مُطمَئِنًّا مِن أَنَّهُ بَريء”
Translation: “at least he can sleep soundly tonight, knowing he’s not at fault”
Notes:
- The phrase ينام ملء جفنه literally translates to “he sleeps to the fill of his eyelid”!
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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