hans wehr – Page 20 – The Arabic Pages

ضِدّ root: ض-د-د / noun / plural: أَضْداد / definition: a word with two opposite meanings So, we’ve all looked up Arabic words before where we’ve been greeted by a whole paragraph of definitions that we have to sift through. Pretty standard when dealing with Arabic dictionaries, right? But what about those words whose definitionsContinue reading “Arabic Observations: Words with Antonymic Meanings”

Wehr Wednesdays #33

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

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

Wehr Wednesdays #31

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Wehr Wednesdays #29

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

Wehr Wednesdays #28

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Wehr Wednesdays #27

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

Wehr Wednesdays #26

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Wehr Wednesdays #25

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

Wehr Wednesdays #24

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

Arabic Observations: Doubled Roots

مُزْدَوِج root: ز-و-ج / active participle of form VIII / definition: double I really love writing these Arabic Observations posts, because the way the Arabic language reveals its beautiful complexities—no matter how “small” they may be—deserves to be recorded.

Wehr Wednesdays #23

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