براكش

English translation: Barakesh

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Arabic term or phrase:براكش
English translation:Barakesh
Entered by: Maureen Millington-Brodie

05:26 Jan 15, 2007
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics
Arabic term or phrase: براكش
الان جنت على نفسها براكش العرب
many thanks in advance for all your invaluable help
Maureen Millington-Brodie
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:12
Barakesh
Explanation:
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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Sam Berner
Australia
Local time: 09:12
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Barakesh


Explanation:
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

Sam Berner
Australia
Local time: 09:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 36
Grading comment
Extremely useful, many thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ahmadwadan.com: عشان بعد كدا تتعلم الأدب وتبطل هاوهاوا
41 mins

agree  Randa Farhat: Baraqesh براقش
47 mins

agree  Arabicstart
1 hr

agree  AhmedAMS
1 hr

agree  Dikran
1 hr

agree  duraid: Therefore I don't keep dogs at home :)
1 hr

agree  Sami Khamou: براقش
2 hrs

agree  Zeinab Asfour
3 hrs

agree  Abdallah Ali
4 hrs

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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