A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
مكفهر mukfahirr dim, dusky, gloomy; clouded, overcast; grave, sullen, meloncholy
Root: ك-ف-ه-ر
Page: 976*
Example: “قَعَدَ هكَذا، مُكْفَهِرَّ الوَجْهِ، حَتّى غابَتِ الشَّمس”
Translation: “he sat like that, with a sullen face, until the sun had set”
Notes:
- Today’s word, مُكفَهِرّ, is the active participle of the form IV quadriliteral verb, اِكفَهَرَّ / يَكفَهِرُّ (“to become dark or gloomy”). Read more about quadriliteral verb forms here, and explore more interesting terms for darkness here.
- The phrase مُكْفَهِرّ الوَجْهِ in the example sentence is an adjective إضافة.
- This marks our 365th Wehr Wednesdays post! That’s seven whole years worth of Wednesdays, and enough Wehr posts for each day of the year!
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- Wehr Wednesdays Vocab (#1-100)
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- Wehr Wednesdays Vocab (#201-300)
- Wehr Wednesdays Vocab (#301-400)
* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
