Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
من فمك لباب السما ياختي
English translation:
From your lips to God's ears, sis!
Added to glossary by
Noha Kamal, PhD.
Jul 26, 2009 08:19
14 yrs ago
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Arabic term
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من فمك لباب السما ياختي
Arabic to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
translating colloquial expressions
عادت أميره من بيت مخدومها في عمان بصحبة كلب لا يأكل سوى اللحممما أثار حفيظة أهل القرية الذين لا يجدون الخبز. قالت إحدى النساء:
إحنا ما بطلع لنا نصير كلاب.
قالت أخرى:
يا ريتك يا سمعان كلب عند أميرة
قال سمعان:
من فمك لباب السما ياختي.
إحنا ما بطلع لنا نصير كلاب.
قالت أخرى:
يا ريتك يا سمعان كلب عند أميرة
قال سمعان:
من فمك لباب السما ياختي.
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Change log
Aug 9, 2009 07:00: Noha Kamal, PhD. Created KOG entry
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Noha Kamal, PhD.
Native in Arabic
Works in field
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Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, French to Arabic, and 1 more.
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From your lips to God's ears, sis!
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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40 mins
Maha Arara
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Arabic
United Kingdom
Legal and Financial Translation
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
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12
May your prayer be answered!
just to reflect culture of the source text
4 hrs
Mohammad Gornas
Sudan
Sudan
Native in Arabic
Sudan
Translation is a responsibily
Native in: Arabic 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
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3
I wish it was true
hope what u said would materialize -this is normaly said when some one comes up with agreeable and pleasant suggestion مثل أن يقال انا شفتك في الحلم غرقانة في الدهب
+1
11 hrs
I hope someone up there is listening to your words, sis!
A suggestion to capture the sarcastic element in the text, as he surely doesn't want to be a dog.
3 days 6 hrs
inakhattab
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
&
English
Specializes in field
Egypt
Never at a loss for the right words!
Native in: Arabic , English
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic
From your mouth to God's ears, sister!
This is the exact phrase commonly used in the English language.
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