Sep 16, 2013 15:31
10 yrs ago
Arabic term
Jordan
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Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic, English
ترخبس مش علي قرعة بنت أختي
Arabic to English
Social Sciences
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
هنا برضه الدنيا ضلمة خالص والبرق والرعد علي ودنه والمطره عماله ترخبس مش علي قرعة بنت أختي
My understanding from the rest of the text is that this is a line from a play.
Is it an actual idiom that means it's raining hard, or is it just a joke?
Also, what is the literal meaning? I'm thinking "the rain keeps dropping apricots on the bald head of my niece," but I'm not really sure about the words ترخبس مش .
My understanding from the rest of the text is that this is a line from a play.
Is it an actual idiom that means it's raining hard, or is it just a joke?
Also, what is the literal meaning? I'm thinking "the rain keeps dropping apricots on the bald head of my niece," but I'm not really sure about the words ترخبس مش .
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | It rains heavily, but not on the bald head of my niece |
Muhammad Atallah
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Proposed translations
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Muhammad Atallah
Egypt
Egypt
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Egypt
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Native in: Arabic (Variant: Egyptian) 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic, and 1 more.
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Arabic term (edited):
ترخ بس مش علي قرعة بنت أختي
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It rains heavily, but not on the bald head of my niece
There is a typo here. It is "ترخ بس" not "ترخبس".
The second phrase "علي قرعة بنت أختي" is part of the following Egyptian song for rain.
يا مطرة رخي رخي
علي قرعة بنت اختي
بنت اختي عاوزة تفرح
والفرحة ف ارض بعيدة
ريح الحزن فيها شديدة
وفقلبها دايما تجرح
يا مطرة رخي رخي
علي زرعة عم حسين
عم حسين عاوز ياكل
نام علي خشبه المتااكل
كان نفسه يصلب طوله
وحبل حنينه المترخي
يا مطرة رخي رخي
رخي علي ملامح وشي
وفملمح ملمح خشي
شيلي ملامح الخوف والويل
والخير والافراح رشي
يامطرة رخي رخي
The second phrase "علي قرعة بنت أختي" is part of the following Egyptian song for rain.
يا مطرة رخي رخي
علي قرعة بنت اختي
بنت اختي عاوزة تفرح
والفرحة ف ارض بعيدة
ريح الحزن فيها شديدة
وفقلبها دايما تجرح
يا مطرة رخي رخي
علي زرعة عم حسين
عم حسين عاوز ياكل
نام علي خشبه المتااكل
كان نفسه يصلب طوله
وحبل حنينه المترخي
يا مطرة رخي رخي
رخي علي ملامح وشي
وفملمح ملمح خشي
شيلي ملامح الخوف والويل
والخير والافراح رشي
يامطرة رخي رخي
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks for the explanation and reference!"
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