A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
سفساف الأمور poor, inferior stuff
Root: س-ف-س-ف
Page: 481*
Example: “تَرَكَ طَلَبَ العِلْمِ وَانْشَغَلَ بِسَفسافِ الأُمور”
Translation: “he gave up seeking knowledge and busied himself with trivial matters”
Notes:
- The root س-ف-س-ف is a reduplicated quadriliteral—compare to the duplicated root س-ف-ف, which gives rise to the synonymous phrase سَفائِف الأمور
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 