Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Apr 16, 2015 03:42
9 yrs ago
Arabic term
by7w2
Arabic to English
Social Sciences
Slang
This word appears in a text chat between two Egyptians. A is talking about her neighbors. She doesn't like them and thinks they have bad morals.
A: dol hyshloony
B: leh kda lw kano odami na wnoura kona tasnahom 3en gbna aglhom
A: shklhom msh by7w2 fehom 7aga
A: dol hyshloony
B: leh kda lw kano odami na wnoura kona tasnahom 3en gbna aglhom
A: shklhom msh by7w2 fehom 7aga
Proposed translations
(English)
5 +2 | works | Abdelmonem Samir |
5 +2 | Get affected by | YousraElBaradie |
5 | "get affected by" | RanaSherif |
Proposed translations
+2
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works
It seems like nothing works with them.
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+2
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Get affected by
"By7aw2" here means affects badly . And if you will translate the whole sentence " shklhom msh by7w2 fehom 7aga" it is gonne be:
It seems they never get affected by anything
It seems they never get affected by anything
Example sentence:
Elnas di mabey7awwa2sh fiha 7aga
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Peer comment(s):
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Khalid Idris
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شكرًا جزيلا :))
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agree |
Osama Alnimer
: totally agree
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Thanks a million :))
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"get affected by"
It depends on the context. Either it means "get affected by" or it means that this person will not get impressed with what I am doing to him/her.
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