واعجباhow astonishing in Arabic

Example sentences

• وَاعجَبا لمن يَدعِي الْمحبَّة وَيحْتَاج إِلَى من يذكرهُ بمحبوبه

  How astonishing it is for someone who claims love and needs someone to remind them of their beloved.

  وَاعَجَبَا — and how astonishing. The 'wa' of lament fused with 'a wonder' — the cry 'oh, the wonder!'. The added '-a' is the vocative-of-grief ending; it opens an exclamation of amazement.

  From: Remembering and Loving God →