مَسَاحَةspace

Example sentences

• يبحثُ عن مساحاتِ الاتفاق ليجعلها أرضيةً للحوار، ثم يقتربُ من مواضعِ النزاع ببطءٍ وبينةٍ وهدوءٍ، كمن يفتح قفلًا دقيقًا لا كمن يكسر بابًا

  He looks for areas of agreement to make them a foundation for dialogue, then approaches the points of contention slowly, clearly, and calmly, like one opening a delicate lock, not like one breaking a door.

  مَسَاحَاتِ — areas. A feminine plural, 'spaces / areas,' in the -i form after 'for,' heading an 'of' pair with 'agreement.' He looks for the AREAS of common ground — the shared territory.

  From: Mercy in Disagreement →