A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
هتون hatūn rain-fraught, heavy with rain (cloud)
Root: ه-ت-ن
Page: 1194*
Example: “هَلْ سَبَقَ لَكَ أَنْ رَأَيْتَ السَّحابَ الهَتونَ هُنا يا وَلَد؟”
Translation: “Have you ever seen heavy rainclouds here, boy?”
Notes:
- This reminded me of Uncommon Arabic Words for Clouds—check it out
- Learn more about the phrase سبق أن here!
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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