Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
العياط
English translation:
crying / weeping
Added to glossary by
Abd Alrahman Almidani
Sep 2, 2021 20:27
2 yrs ago
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Arabic term
العياط
Arabic to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Hi everyone,
I'm working on a Jordanian text and wondering how this word differs from البكاء. Is it more intense than just normal crying? I know there are degrees of love in Arabic, and I'm wondering if it's the same thing with crying?
Here's the sentence:
عندما انتهى الفيلم، كانت روحانا قد تنهنهتا من العياط. لم نتكلم.
Thank you!
I'm working on a Jordanian text and wondering how this word differs from البكاء. Is it more intense than just normal crying? I know there are degrees of love in Arabic, and I'm wondering if it's the same thing with crying?
Here's the sentence:
عندما انتهى الفيلم، كانت روحانا قد تنهنهتا من العياط. لم نتكلم.
Thank you!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | crying / weeping her eyes out |
Abd Alrahman Almidani
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| 5 | tears |
Saeed Najmi
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| 5 | Shouting/Yelling |
Lamine Boukabour
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Change log
Sep 4, 2021 07:07: Abd Alrahman Almidani Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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2 mins
Abd Alrahman Almidani
Native in Arabic
Works in field
Sworn translator, MA in translation
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Standard-Arabian (MSA), Palestinian, Sudanese, Egyptian, Jordanian, Saudi , Syrian, Lebanese, Iraqi, UAE) 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
Related KudoZ points
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145
Selected
crying / weeping her eyes out
The meaning of العياط is crying / weeping her eyes out in Egypt and Palestine.
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Note added at 4 mins (2021-09-02 20:32:01 GMT)
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Of course in this context, you need to omit (her eyes out)
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Note added at 4 mins (2021-09-02 20:32:01 GMT)
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Of course in this context, you need to omit (her eyes out)
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you!"
17 mins
Saeed Najmi
Morocco
Morocco
Native in Arabic
Morocco
Juggling languages: a science and an art
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Standard-Arabian (MSA), Moroccan) 
, French
Works in: English to Arabic, French to Arabic, Arabic to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
146
tears
"tears" is kust another option.
2 hrs
Lamine Boukabour
Algeria
Algeria
Native in Arabic
Algeria
Every Word Matters
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Algerian, Standard-Arabian (MSA))
Works in: English to Arabic
Related KudoZ points
:
94
Shouting/Yelling
We say it in our daily life in my country (Algeria) with the meaning of صراخ/صياح.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Ziad Marzouka
: أتفق معك ولكن في الأردن وفلسطين ومصر كلمة عياط تعني البكاء وليس الصراخ
15 hrs
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