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blissfully unaware

Arabic translation: ينعم بالجهل/ينعم بجهله بكذا وكذا


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English term or phrase:blissfully unaware
Arabic translation:ينعم بالجهل/ينعم بجهله بكذا وكذا
Entered by: Hugh Lester
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21:52 Mar 26, 2008
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy
English term or phrase: blissfully unaware
unconscious incompetence (not knowing anything and being blissfully unaware of differences).
Dina Ali
Egypt
Local time: 11:53
ينعم بالجهل/ينعم بجهله بكذا وكذا
Explanation:
This will depend largely on context, but
ينعم بالجهل
does convey the meaning.
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Hugh Lester
United States
Local time: 05:53
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3ينعم بالجهل/ينعم بجهله بكذا وكذاHugh Lester
4 +2الجهل نعمة
Mohamed Ghazal
4يعمه
Mohsin Alabdali


  

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50 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
الجهل نعمة


Explanation:
ناعم بالجهل
This is the closest thing that comes to mind right now and it is actually used in Egyptian Arabic.

Mohamed Ghazal
Local time: 19:53
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 25

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Hugh Lester: I agree.
4 mins
  -> Thanks

agree  Ehab Tantawy: ناعم بالجهل
13 mins
  -> Thanks
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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
ينعم بالجهل/ينعم بجهله بكذا وكذا


Explanation:
This will depend largely on context, but
ينعم بالجهل
does convey the meaning.

Example sentence(s):
  • ينعم الفقير بجهله لما يفتقد من سبل الراحة
  • ينعم المغرور بجهله باحتقار الآخرين له
Hugh Lester
United States
Local time: 05:53
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ehab Tantawy: ناعم بالجهل
11 mins
  -> Thank you

agree  Aljobury: Excellent Hugh!!
8 hrs
  -> Thank you, Sahar.

agree  Ghada Samir
4 days
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1 day10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
يعمه


Explanation:
كما ورد في القرآن الكريم

Mohsin Alabdali
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 12:53
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 112
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Apr 9, 2008 - Changes made by Hugh Lester:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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