"على وشك" meaning in All languages combined

See على وشك on Wiktionary

Preposition [Arabic]

IPA: /ʕa.laː waʃ.ki/, /ʕa.laː waʃk/ Forms: عَلَى وَشْكِ [canonical], ʕalā waški [romanization]
Head templates: {{ar-prep|عَلَى وَشْكِ}} عَلَى وَشْكِ • (ʕalā waški)
  1. almost, nearly
    Sense id: en-على_وشك-ar-prep-5xSg1DOT Categories (other): Arabic entries with incorrect language header, Arabic prepositions, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Arabic entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Arabic prepositions: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46
  2. about to, almost
    Sense id: en-على_وشك-ar-prep-B-jAYgkW Categories (other): Arabic entries with incorrect language header, Arabic prepositions, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Arabic entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Arabic prepositions: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: كَادَ (kāda)
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    },
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              3,
              9
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          "english": "He almost fell",
          "roman": "ʕalā waški ʔan yasquṭa",
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          "english": "He almost arrived at home",
          "roman": "kāna ʕalā waški al-wuṣūli ʔilā l-bayti",
          "text": "كَانَ عَلَى وَشْكِ الوُصُولِ إِلَى البَيْتِ",
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      "ipa": "/ʕa.laː waʃ.ki/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ʕa.laː waʃk/"
    }
  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "kāda",
      "word": "كَادَ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "على وشك"
}
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "عَلَى وَشْكِ",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "ʕalā waški",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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          "english": "He almost fell",
          "roman": "ʕalā waški ʔan yasquṭa",
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      ],
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        "almost, nearly"
      ],
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          "english": "He almost arrived at home",
          "roman": "kāna ʕalā waški al-wuṣūli ʔilā l-bayti",
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          "about to",
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          "almost",
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      "ipa": "/ʕa.laː waʃ.ki/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ʕa.laː waʃk/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "kāda",
      "word": "كَادَ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "على وشك"
}

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