A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
الحديث شجون conversation drifts from one topic to another
Root: ش-ج-ن
Page: 533*
Example: “كانَ الحَديثُ شُجونًا وَشَعَرتُ بِنَفسي في أَثنائِهِ أَتَهادى خِلالَ سِنينِ مِنَ المشاعِر”
Translation: “the conversation drifted from one topic to another, and I felt myself drifting through years of emotions as we spoke”
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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