A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
بنات الصدر b. aṣ-ṣadr worries, fears, anxieties
Root: ب-ن
Page: 93*
Example: “تَتَآكَلُ مِنْها بَناتُ الصَّدْر”
Translation: “her worries eat away at her”
Notes:
- In last week’s post, we explored a phrase with the word أمّ (mother); today, it’s بَنات (daughters, girls). Pure coincidence, but interesting nonetheless—especially as it points again to the fact abstract concepts are feminised in Arabic
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 