Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Nov 15, 2008 14:02
15 yrs ago
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Arabic term
Native in: Arabic 
Works in: Arabic to Persian (Farsi), Arabic to English, English to Arabic
الدلعدي
Arabic to English
Other
Linguistics
والنبي يالدلعدي يابا تجيب لي عريس
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | Dear |
Mohamed Ghazal
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| 3 +1 | Don't translate |
Nesrin
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References
| Already answered on Kudoz |
Nadia Ayoub
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Proposed translations
6 hrs
Mohamed Ghazal
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Native in Arabic
United Arab Emirates
It's not just a job...
Native in: Arabic (Variant: Egyptian)
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
Dear
It is a term of endearment.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks"
+1
10 mins
Don't translate
I'm not sure, but I wouldn't translate it. الدلعدي is a شعبي Egyptian word used sometimes to address or refer to people, usually someone you don't respect very much, so it's a bit surprising seeing it before يابا.
You might translate والنبي يالدلعدي يابا sth like "please dear Daddy", "Oh Dad dear please...".
Let's see what others suggest.
You might translate والنبي يالدلعدي يابا sth like "please dear Daddy", "Oh Dad dear please...".
Let's see what others suggest.
Peer comment(s):
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Mohamed Ghazal
: It is only used to address someone you don't respect so much in a public cat fight. But in such situation it is used sarcasticly the same way habibty could be used. But it is not an insult or rude, it is just very colloquial.
6 hrs
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| agree |
Sajjad Hamadani
8 days
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Reference comments
13 mins
Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Egypt
Never lost for words!
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Italian to Arabic, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
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32
Reference:
Already answered on Kudoz
Peer comments on this reference comment:
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Nesrin
: And I thought it was an extremely unusual Kudoz question! يعني not only has it been asked before, I'm one of those who replied to the question!
2 hrs
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I thought I was the only one to suffer from amnesia :)
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