A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
يشار عليه ببنان (yušāru) lit.: he is pointed at with fingers, i.e., he is a famous man
Root: ب-ن-ن
Page: 93*
Example: “في غُضونِ سَبْعِ سِنين، صارَ رَجُلًا يُشارُ عَلَيهِ بِالبَنان”
Translation: “within seven years, he became a well-known man”
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 