A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
ما تمالك عن he couldn’t help (doing s.th.), he couldn’t refrain from…
Root: م-ل-ك
Page: 1081*
Example: “ما تَمالَكَتْ عَنْ تَراقُبِ المَرْأَةِ العَجوزِ وَهِيَ جالِسةٌ في الفِناءِ غارِقةً في التَّفْكير”
Translation: “she couldn’t help but to observe the old woman sitting in the courtyard, deep in thought”
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 