A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
استصغر نفسه (nafsahū) to feel inferior
Root: ص-غ-ر
Page: 602*
Example: “وَلَمّا كانَ واقِفًا بَيْنَ أُولئِكَ العُلَماءِ والخُبَراءِ، اِستَصْغَرَ نَفْسَهُ واِستَمسَكَ بِالصَّمْت”
Translation: “and when he was standing among those scholars and experts, he felt inferior and remained silent”
Notes:
- اِستَصغَرَ / يَستَصغِرُ is a form X verb
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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