A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
ثفن III to associate (ه with s.o.), frequent s.o.’s (ه) company; to pursue, practice (هـ s.th.)
Root: ث-ف-ن
Page: 124*
Example: “ثافَنَ الضّابِطُ المُشتَبَهَ بِهِ حَتّى يَكتَشِفَ الدافِعَ وَراءَ الجَريمة”
Translation: “the officer frequented the suspect’s company in order to discover the motive behind the crime”
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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