على وشك

Arabic

Pronunciation
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Preposition

عَلَى وَشْكِ • (ʿalā waški)

  1. almost, nearly
    ‏عَلَى وَشْكِ أَنْ يَسْقُطَ‎
    ʿalā waški ʾan yasquṭa
    He almost fell
    ‏كَانَ عَلَى وَشْكِ الوُصُولِ إِلَى البَيْتِ‎
    kāna ʿalā waški l-wuṣūli ʾilā l-bayti
    He almost arrived at home

Usage notes

Either followed by أَنْ‎ (ʾan) + subjunctive or a verbal noun (maṣdar) as the second term of ʾiḍāfa.

Synonyms
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