A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
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Eight Arabic Verbs for “to Postpone”
لاحِقاً root: ل-ح-ق / adverb / definition: later on This week, we have another little treasure chest of synonyms to rummage through: eight Arabic verbs, all meaning “to postpone“.
Wehr Wednesdays #92
A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
Wehr Wednesdays #91
A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
How to Say “Whether” in Arabic
قَصير root: ق-ص-ر / adjective / definition: short We’ve got a short little grammar post this week about one simple way we can say “whether” in Arabic—let’s take a look!
Wehr Wednesdays #90
A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
Root Exploration: ع-ر-ق
زَمَن root: ز-م-ن / noun / plural: أَزمان / definition: stretch of time It’s been a long time since our last post in the Root Exploration series. (In all honesty, though, it hasn’t felt long at all to me since I explore roots in the dictionary every day!) I’ve had a few roots written downContinue reading “Root Exploration: ع-ر-ق”
Wehr Wednesdays #89
A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
Arabic Observations: Compound Quadriliteral Arabic Verbs
اِندِماج root: د-م-ج / verbal noun of form VII / definition: merging I’m super excited as I begin this post, because not only is it part of my beloved Arabic Observations series, it’s all about quadriliteral roots!
Wehr Wednesdays #88
A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
Different Ways to Say “During” in Arabic
فَترة root: ف-ت-ر / noun / plural: فَتَرات / definition: interval, period Sometimes it’s the little things, right? Like those little words you end up using all the time and you’re left craving some variety. And here I bring you that variety—in the form of a small collection of Arabic synonyms, all meaning “during“.
Wehr Wednesdays #87
A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
Wehr Wednesdays #86
A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
Wehr Wednesdays #85
A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
Wehr Wednesdays #84
A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
Seven Arabic Verbs Meaning “to Happen”
حَدَث root: ح-د-ث / noun / plural: أَحْداث / definition: event, occurrence *Inhaling the scent of dictionary pages* Ahh… vocabulary! You’ve got no choice but to love expanding your mental lexicon, and learning synonyms of words you already know and use is a great way to do it! So here we have seven Arabic verbsContinue reading “Seven Arabic Verbs Meaning “to Happen””
Wehr Wednesdays #83
A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
Step-by-Step Arabic Literature Translation #7
مُؤَلِّف root: ء-ل-ف / noun / plural: مُؤَلِّفون / definition: author, writer We’re adding to the literature translation series this week—it’s been a while!—with a short excerpt from عائد إلى حيفا (Returning to Haifa) by غسان كنفاني (Ghassan Kanafani).
Wehr Wednesdays #82
A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
Academic Pursuits
مَسْعى root: س-ع-ي / noun / plural: مَساعٍ / definition: pursuit, endeavour It’s been over a year since my last update about my language learning journey, where I wrote about all the uncertainties surrounding my return to the formal study of Arabic. And the reason I haven’t given any updates until now is that myContinue reading “Academic Pursuits”
The Arabic Pages 