Wehr Wednesdays #321

A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.


فتت غيظا futtita ḡaian to be beside o.s. with fury, be fit to be tied


Root: ف-ت-ت

Page: 811*

Example: “فُتِّتَتْ غَيْظًا لَمّا اِكْتَشَفَتْ أَنَّ حَبيبَها تَزَوَّجَ صَديقتَها المُقَرَّبة”

Translation: “she was beside herself with fury when she found out her sweetheart had married her close friend”


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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition

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