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زنهر

English translation: became flushed

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Arabic term or phrase:زنهر
English translation:became flushed
Entered by: Arabic & More

16:11 May 30, 2014
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Arabic term or phrase: زنهر
Country: Egypt

A woman uses this word when describing the look of her son's face when he becomes too hot at night due to being covered with too many heavy blankets:

زنهر واحمر وعرق وبأخاف عليه
Arabic & More
Jordan
became flushed
Explanation:
زنهر (vi): to become flushed, become blood-red.

A Dictionary of Egyptian Arabic
El-said Badawi & Martin Hinds
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Muhammad Atallah
Egypt
Local time: 14:22
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5 +4became flushed
Muhammad Atallah


  

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became flushed


Explanation:
زنهر (vi): to become flushed, become blood-red.

A Dictionary of Egyptian Arabic
El-said Badawi & Martin Hinds

Muhammad Atallah
Egypt
Local time: 14:22
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 92
Grading comment
Thanks again for your help.
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Asker: Thank you, Muhammad!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  atmorris0228 (X): Hans-Wehr also has the word in MSA as زمهر pg 444 To become red/flushed in case you see the word pop up again
1 hr
  -> Thank you!
agree  Ahmed Ahmed
3 hrs
agree  tsnewberry: since م and ن often ellide (as in tajwid rules), I'm not surprised to see the similar meaning for different spellings
4 hrs
agree  Samaa Zeitoun
1 day 6 hrs
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