'afwan, Enzo!
Nora
Team ArabicPod101.com
shukran for this explanation, really interesting.
Hi Enzo,
Good question! زهرة means a flower, and adding the adjective forming ي in the end turns it into the adjective "flower color", which in Arab culture is pink :).
Nora
Team ArabicPod101.com
But زَهري mean also pink ?
It didn't mean just flower or blossom ?
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