A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
خلع عذاره to throw off all restraint, drop all pretenses of shame
Root: ع-ذ-ر
Page: 702*
Example: “بَعْدَ خِيانتِها، قَدْ فَقَدَ صَوابَهُ وخَلَعَ عِذارَهُ فَأَصْبَحَ أَكْثَرَ وَقاحةً مِنْ تِلكَ الخائِنة”
Translation: “after her betrayal, he lost his mind and threw off all restraint, becoming more shameless than that traitor of a woman”
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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