A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
فارع القامة tall and slender
Root: ف-ر-ع
Page: 828*
Example: “مَن هذا الشّابُ الفارِعُ القامة؟ آخِرَ مَرّةٍ رَأَيتُهُ كانَ شَكلُهُ مُختَلِفًا تَمامًا”
Translation: “who is this tall and slender guy? The last time I saw him, he looked completely different”
Notes:
- فارع القامة is a false/adjective إضافة
- Way back in Wehr Wednesdays #44, we explored a word from the same root
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 