Glossary entry

Arabic term or phrase:

أنعل أمك

English translation:

Damn you!

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Jan 25, 2019 17:19
5 yrs ago
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Arabic term

أنعل أمك

Arabic to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature Memoir/autobiography
وسائق التايوتا يصرخ فيها
استعجلي أيتها الحقيرة
أنعل أمك يا بنت الحرام

I am assuming it's some kind of insult and that it may be Sudanese or Ethiopian slang?
Proposed translations (English)
5 +2 Damn you!
3 Fuck your mum

Discussion

Noura Tawil Jan 25, 2019:
That is a colloquial version of
ألعن أمك
Morano El-Kholy Jan 25, 2019:
@ Verity Roat Yes, it's an insult!

Proposed translations

+2
6 mins
Selected

Damn you!

It literally means "(may God) curse your mother!"
Peer comment(s):

agree Ahmed ALEM
5 hrs
agree Dalia Nour
2 days 3 hrs
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14 hrs

Fuck your mum

This is maybe a bit stronger...
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