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#FormTenFun: How to say ‘werewolf’ in Arabic

November 18, 2014 by Caitlyn·2 Comments

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“mosta2dheb“

Literally means: ‘He who seeks to be a wolf.’

If you weren’t previously convinced that Form X is the most glorious of all verb forms, I’m preeeeeeeeeetty sure you are now.