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Arabic-Akkadian Roots: ء-خ-ذ and و-ل-د

حَجْز root: ح-ج-ز / form I verbal noun / definition: booking, reserving Independently organising a three-week trip for four people across multiple cities—with international and internal flights, cross-country trains, five hotels, and jam-packed itineraries (plus sudden cancellations and panicked rebookings)—made me want to curl up in a suitcase and cry. Dry sobs on a warmContinue reading “Arabic-Akkadian Roots: ء-خ-ذ and و-ل-د”

Root Exploration: ن-و-ر

نور root: ن-و-ر / noun / plural: أَنْوار / definition: light Perhaps I was too busy playing in the tides of the summer heatwaves to realise that the season was ebbing into the horizon—and then, at six this morning, I woke up to a Sun-less sky and realised the days do feel shorter again. IContinue reading “Root Exploration: ن-و-ر”