Wehr Wednesdays #361

A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.


يعرف ألف وياءه (wa-yā’ahū) he knows it from A to Z


Root: ء-ل-ف

Page: 28*

Example: “!إذا كانَتْ لَدَيْكُم أَيّةُ أَسئِلةِ عَنِ المَشروع، فاْسْأَلوني—أَعرِفُ أَلفَهُ وياءَه”

Translation: “if you have any questions about the project, ask me—I know it inside out!”


Revise all of the vocab from the series on Quizlet:


* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition

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