A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
سرى إلى أذنه (uḏnihī) to reach s.o.’s ear
Root: س-ر-ي
Page: 476*
Example: “لَمّا سَرى الخَبَرُ إلى أُذنِها، فانشَقَّتْ مَرارَتُها”
Translation: “when the news reached her ear, she exploded with rage”
Notes:
- We explored another phrase from the root س-ر-ي in Wehr Wednesdays #201, which carried the meaning of “an all-pervading gloom”
- The phrase اِنشَقَّتْ مَرارَتُها appeared in the post Seven Phrases of Rage in Arabic!
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 