A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
يعلم من أين تؤكل الكتف ya’lamu min aina tu’kalu l-katif he knows how to tackle the matter properly
Root: ء-ك-ل
Page: 27*
Example: “لا تَتَدَخَّلْ في المَوضوعِ بَعْدَ الآن! سَوفَ نَجِدُ واحِدًا يَعلَمُ مِن أَينَ تُؤْكَلُ الكَتِف”
Translation: “don’t interfere in it from now on! We’ll find someone who knows how to tackle the matter properly”
Notes:
- The literal translation of this phrase is very interesting! Do you know what it is…?
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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