March 2012
4 posts
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Persian word of the week
expediency, or interest or benefit, often used in contexts of political national interest: maslehat مصلحت
Past W.O.T.W.:
lest, or an interjection meaning essentially “God forbid”: mabada مبادا
whirlwind, chaos: gholghole غلغله
story: daastaan داستان
report: gozaaresh گزارش
throughout, all over: saraasar سراسر dialogue: goftogoo گفت و گو
curious: konjkaav کنجکاو (literally,...
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Arabic word of the week
exile: eghterab اغتراب
Past W.O.T.W.:
shocked: masdoom مصدوم
to chat: dardash دردش
isolation: ‘azleh عزله
hesitant: motaradida متردده
opportunist: intihazi انتهازي
liquidation, purge: tasfiyeh تصفيه
