Feb 3, 2021 17:44
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Arabic term

تسعها

Arabic to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature Contemporary novel
فرح أبي فرحا شديدا، وكأن صخرة ثقيلة زالت عن كاهله. قام القاضي محسن وقبَّل رأس عابد وبارك له. مهدي وهادي لم يحركا ساكنا، فقد كانا يتمنيان أن تكون هالة زوجة الزعيم القائد محمود غفلة. أمي لم تسعها الفرحة بهذا الخبر فابنتها لن تبتعد عنها كثيرا

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Was extremely Happy

لم تسعها الفرحة as a whole expression. It can't be split.
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agree Linda Al-Bairmani
1 day 12 hrs
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5 mins

Joy did not chase her

From سعى يسعى سعيا
The subject is الفرحة, and the vocalization is لم تسعَها , i.e. it's المضارع المجزوم of سعى .
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neutral Saeed Najmi : Hi Tom. Kindly check this: https://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-ar/سعة/
2 hrs
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37 mins

she was elated

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agree Milena Atanasova
1 hr
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+2
19 mins

Burst with joy

The expression of لم تسعها الفرحة as a whole is an Arabic expression expressing extreme happiness. Its equivalent in English is "Burst with joy."
والله أعلم

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Note added at 1 hr (2021-02-03 19:11:15 GMT)
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The whole expression literally means that she couldn't contain all the joy she felt.
يسع/تسع هي الفعل المضارع من الفعل "وسع" والذي يعني في الانجليزية have the capacity or have the room for something.
Peer comment(s):

agree John Shehata : jumped for joy
20 mins
Thanks!
agree Yassine El Bouknify : Maybe we can translate it into "more than happy"
1 hr
Thanks!
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1 hr

couldn't contain herself with joy

couldn't pull herself together with joy
Peer comment(s):

agree Milena Atanasova
14 hrs
Thanks Milena
agree Linda Al-Bairmani
1 day 10 hrs
Thanks heaps Linda
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