Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
inaal din
English translation:
God damn....
Added to glossary by
vitaminBcomplex
Jan 13, 2008 11:32
16 yrs ago
Arabic term
inaal din
Arabic to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
The man – Moroccan – is mad at his wife, who practically doesn’t let him have his noontime sleep because their baby is crying and she’s at the moment busy with something else. He says, “Inaal din---” under his breath. (can you please add the Arabic writing of it?)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +8 | God damn.... |
Nesrin
|
Proposed translations
+8
5 mins
Selected
God damn....
The full expression would be "inaal din..." followed by the name of the person or the thing to be damned. The word is actually "yelaan" but is often pronounced "yenaal/inaal"
In Arabic: يلعن دين...
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 11 mins (2008-01-13 11:43:49 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
Literally it means "Damn the religion of..."
In Arabic: يلعن دين...
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 11 mins (2008-01-13 11:43:49 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
Literally it means "Damn the religion of..."
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
AhmedAMS
25 mins
|
| agree |
Mohamed Ghazal
1 hr
|
| agree |
Khalid W
2 hrs
|
| agree |
Yasser El Helw
2 hrs
|
| agree |
sktrans
5 hrs
|
| agree |
kifahl
10 hrs
|
| agree |
Mohsin Alabdali
10 hrs
|
| agree |
Neamaat Shehatah
1 day 13 hrs
|
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanx"
Discussion