Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
براكش
English translation:
Barakesh
Added to glossary by
Maureen Millington-Brodie
Jan 15, 2007 05:26
17 yrs ago
Arabic term
براكش
Arabic to English
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
الان جنت على نفسها براكش العرب
many thanks in advance for all your invaluable help
many thanks in advance for all your invaluable help
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5 +10 | Barakesh | Sam Berner (X) |
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Barakesh
It is a name.
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Note added at 10 mins (2007-01-15 05:36:42 GMT)
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Barakesh was a dog who used to bark a lot at night. One night another tribe wasmarauding around the place, and Barakesh's barking gave the camp's position away. She was killed together with the rest of the clan. Hence the saying, "Barakesh has brought this upon herself" علي نفسها جنت براكش
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Note added at 10 mins (2007-01-15 05:36:42 GMT)
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Barakesh was a dog who used to bark a lot at night. One night another tribe wasmarauding around the place, and Barakesh's barking gave the camp's position away. She was killed together with the rest of the clan. Hence the saying, "Barakesh has brought this upon herself" علي نفسها جنت براكش
Peer comment(s):
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ahmadwadan.com
: عشان بعد كدا تتعلم الأدب وتبطل هاوهاوا
41 mins
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agree |
Randa Farhat
: Baraqesh براقش
47 mins
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agree |
Arabicstart
1 hr
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agree |
AhmedAMS
1 hr
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agree |
Dikran
1 hr
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agree |
duraid
: Therefore I don't keep dogs at home :)
1 hr
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agree |
Sami Khamou
: براقش
2 hrs
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agree |
Zeinab Asfour
3 hrs
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agree |
Abdallah Ali
4 hrs
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agree |
Ahmad Batiran
: على أهلها دلت براقش: هي كلبة نبحت فدلت العدو على أهلها فأوقعوا بهم، ويروى: جنت، يضرب لمن أتاه الشر من نفسه، وقيل: براقش امرأة لقمان بن عاد، وكان قوم لقمان لا يأكلون لحم الإبل فنزل يوماً على إخوة براقش فنحروا الجزور فراح ابنه من براقش إلى أبيه بعرق فأكله
13 hrs
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