A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
ضم جراميزه (ḍamma) he beat it, he made off
Root: ج-ر-م-ز
Page: 144*
Example: “لكِن، قَبْلَ أَنْ يَسْتَجْوِبُوهُ، ضَمَّ جَراميزَه”
Translation: “but, before they could question him, he made off”
Notes:
- جَراميز (which appears alongside its alternative form, جَرامِز, in the dictionary) means “limbs” or “legs”
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 