{"id":1061,"date":"2013-07-22T00:23:14","date_gmt":"2013-07-22T04:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/?p=1061"},"modified":"2013-07-22T00:23:14","modified_gmt":"2013-07-22T04:23:14","slug":"real-world-hebrew-arabic-slang-in-hebrew-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/real-world-hebrew-arabic-slang-in-hebrew-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Real World Hebrew: Arabic Slang in Hebrew Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arabic has had a great influence on languages, especially in those countries dominated by Islam or Islamic power. And in this post we’ll be looking at how the Arabic language has influenced the Hebrew language.<\/p>\n

The influence of Arabic on Hebrew exists in both semantic loans, and in words, translations, and other linguistic patterns. There are some loans that you can see, such as \u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1<\/span> ( Arabic \u0623\u062f\u064a\u0628<\/span>); akh-l\u0101 \u0623\u062d\u0644\u0649 < \u05d0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4 <\/span>: excellent, awesome’, f\u0101-dee-kh\u0101 \u0641\u0636\u0650\u064a\u062d\u0629 < \u05e4\u05d3\u05d9\u05d7\u05d4<\/span>: faux pas’<\/p>\n

You can see how certain patterns have influenced Hebrew such as the Hebrew greeting \u05d1\u05e7\u05e8 \u05d8\u05d5\u05d1<\/span> (\u2018good morning) and its reply \u05d1\u05d5\u05e7\u05e8 \u05d0\u05d5\u05e8<\/span> (\u2018morning of light\u2019) is a direct copy of the Arabic \u0635\u0628\u0627\u062d \u0627\u0644\u062e\u064a\u0631<\/span> (\u2018good morning\u2019) and \u0627\u0644\u0635\u0628\u0627\u062d \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0648\u0631<\/span> (\u2018morning of light\u2019). <\/p>\n

Arabic influence on Hebrew is most evident in the slang that you hear mostly on a \u2018non-official\u2019 plane. This is particularly evident in words and phrases in the following categories: Terms of endearment or insults, certain activities, locations, items, interjections, curses, and other expressions and idioms. Here we’ll look at Hebrew slang words and their Arabic origins.<\/p>\n

\u0101-bal \u0623\u0647\u0628\u0644 < \u05d0\u05d4\u05d1\u05dc<\/span>: idiot
\n\u0101-boo ‘alee \u0627\u0628\u0648 \u0639\u0644\u064a < \u05d0\u05d1\u05d5 \u05e2\u05dc\u05d9<\/span>: show-off
\n‘ak-root \u0639\u0643\u0631\u0648\u062a < \u05e2\u05e7\u05e8\u05d5\u05d8<\/span>: bastard
\n‘ayyoo-nee \u0639\u064a\u0648\u0646\u064a < \u05e2\u05d9\u05d5\u05e0\u05d9<\/span>: darling
\nhit-kh\u0101r-fen \u062e\u0631\u0641\u0627\u0646 < \u05d4\u05ea\u05d7\u05e8\u05e4\u05df<\/span>: go nuts
\nj\u0101-n\u0101-n\u0101 \u0645\u062c\u0646\u0648\u0646 < \u05d2'\u05e0\u05d0\u05e0\u05d4<\/span>: craziness
\nkeif \u0643\u064a\u0641 < \u05db\u05d9\u05e3<\/span>: fun
\nkha-bee-bee \u062d\u0628\u064a\u0628\u064a < \u05d7\u05d1\u05d9\u05d1\u05d9<\/span>: dude
\nkha-boob \u062d\u0628\u0648\u0628 < \u05d7\u05d1\u05d5\u05d1<\/span>: buddy
\nkh\u0101-r\u0101 \u062e\u0631\u0627 < \u05d7\u05e8\u05d0<\/span>: shit, crap
\nm\u0101’-\u0101-f\u0101n \u0645\u0639\u0641\u0646 < \u05de\u05e2\u05e4\u05df<\/span>: lame
\nm\u0101l-‘oon \u0645\u0644\u0639\u0648\u0646 < \u05de\u05dc\u05e2\u05d5\u05df<\/span>: cursed
\nm\u0101s-tool \u0633\u0637\u0644 < \u05de\u05e1\u05d8\u05d5\u05dc<\/span>: wasted, high
\nsa-b\u0101-b\u0101 \u0635\u0628\u0627\u0628\u0629 < \u05e1\u05d1\u05d0\u05d1\u05d4\/\u05e1\u05d1\u05d1\u05d4<\/span>: terrific, awesome
\nsha’-f\u0101\/shak-fah \u0634\u0642\u0641\u0629 < \u05e9\u05d0\u05e4\u05d4\/\u05e9\u05e7\u05e4\u05d4<\/span>: attractive young woman, ‘hottie
\ntem-bel \u062a\u0646\u0628\u0644 < \u05d8\u05de\u05d1\u05dc<\/span>: fool
\nts\u0101-b\u0101r \u0635\u0628\u0627\u0631 < \u05e6\u05d1\u05e8<\/span>: native-born Israeli
\nw\u0101-kh\u0101d \u0648\u0627\u062d\u062f < \u05d5\u05d5\u05d0\u05d7\u05d3<\/span>: singular’<\/p>\n

Activities, locations, items, and neutral terms<\/h3>\n

hit-l\u0101-zem \u0644\u0627\u0632\u0645 < \u05d4\u05ea\u05dc\u05d6\u05dd<\/span>: to be turned on
\nj\u0101-bel \u062c\u0628\u0644 < \u05d2'\u05d1\u05dc<\/span>: mountain, hill
\nj\u0101-r\u0101 \u062c\u0631\u0629 < \u05d2'\u05d0\u05e8\u05d4\/\u05d2'\u05e8\u05d4<\/span>: urn, large jar
\nkh\u0101-moo-l\u0101 \u062d\u0645\u0648\u0644\u0629 < \u05d7\u05de\u05d5\u05dc\u05d4<\/span>: clan or extended family
\nkh\u0101m-seen \u062e\u0645\u0633\u064a\u0646 < \u05d7\u05de\u05e1\u05d9\u05df<\/span>: hot, south-western wind, heat-wave
\nkh\u0101-sheesh \u062d\u0634\u064a\u0634 < \u05d7\u05e9\u05d9\u05e9\/\u05d7\u05d9\u05e9\u05e9<\/span>: marijiuana, hasheesh
\nsh\u0101r-qiy-y\u0101 \u0634\u0631\u0642\u064a\u0629 < \u05e9\u05e8\u05e7\u05d9\u05d9\u05d4<\/span>: hot, eastern wind
\nze-le-meh \u0632\u0644\u0645\u064a < \u05d6\u05dc\u05de\u05d4<\/span>: man, guy’<\/p>\n

Interjections and curses<\/h3>\n

‘\u0101-l\u0101 tool \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0637\u0648\u0644 < \u05e2\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d8\u05d5\u05dc<\/span>: exactly, immediately, right away
\n‘\u0101-le-hoom \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647\u0645 < \u05e2\u05dc\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05dd<\/span>: attack!
\n‘\u0101-lek\/’alek \u0642\u0627\u0644 \u0644\u0643 < \u05e2\u05d0\u05dc\u05db\/\u05e2\u05dc\u05db<\/span>: yeah, right!, as if!
\n‘\u0101-ley-n\u0101 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0646\u0627 < \u05e2\u05dc\u05d9\u05e0\u05d0<\/span>: no way!, wrong!
\nb\u0101-rood \u0628\u0631\u0648\u062f < \u05d1\u05e8\u05d5\u05d3<\/span>: heads up!, when using explosives
\nb\u0101s \u0628\u0633 < \u05d1\u05d0\u05e1<\/span>: enough!
\nbe-khay-y\u0101t \u0628\u062d\u064a\u0627\u062a < \u05d1\u05d7\u05d9\u05d9\u05d0\u05ea<\/span>: for heavens sake
\nd\u0101-khee-lak \u062f\u062d\u064a\u0644\u0643 < \u05d3\u05d7\u05d9\u05dc\u05e7<\/span>: please, for goodness sake
\ndeer b\u0101-l\u0101k \u062f\u064a\u0631 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0643 < \u05d3\u05d9\u05e8 \u05d1\u05d0\u05dc\u05e7<\/span>: be careful!, watch out!
\nH\u0101l\u0101s\/H\u0101l\u0101sn\u0101 \u062e\u0644\u0635 < \u05d7\u05dc\u05e1\/\u05d7\u05d0\u05dc\u05e1\/\u05d7\u05dc\u05e1\u05e0\u05d0<\/span>: stop! enough!
\nH\u0101r\u0101\/H\u0101r\u0101 \u062e\u0631\u0627 < \u05d7\u05e8\u05d0<\/span>: shit!, crap!
\nkee-f\/kee-f H\u0101lek \u0643\u064a\u0641 \u062d\u0627\u0644\u0643 < \u05db\u05d9\u05e3\/\u05db\u05d9\u05e3 \u05d7\u05d0\u05dc\u05db<\/span>: what’s up?
\nma’al\u00e9ysh\/ma’l\u00e9ysh \u0645\u0639\u0644\u064a\u0634 < \u05de\u05e2\u05dc\u05d9\u05e9<\/span>: no matter
\nmabroo-k \u0645\u0628\u0631\u0648\u0643 < \u05de\u05d1\u05e8\u05d5\u05db<\/span>: congratulations!
\nmoo-sh-‘aref \u0645\u0634 \u0639\u0627\u0631\u0641 < \u05de\u05d5\u05e9-\u05e2\u05e8\u05e3<\/span>: (I have) no clue!
\nmoo-sh-l\u0101zem \u0645\u0634 \u0644\u0627\u0632\u0645 < \u05de\u05d5\u05e9-\u05dc\u05d6\u05dd<\/span>: no need!
\nqisht\u0101 \u0643\u064a\u0633 < \u05e7\u05d9\u05e9\u05d8\u05d4<\/span>: scat!
\nsaHt\u00e9yn \u0635\u062d\u062a\u064a\u0646 < \u05e1\u05d7\u05ea\u05d9\u05df<\/span>: well done!
\nsharmoo-t\u0101 \u0634\u0631\u0645\u0648\u0637\u0629 < \u05e9\u05e8\u05de\u05d5\u05d8\u05d4<\/span>: slut, whore
\nwa\u02bell\u0101 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 < \u05d5\u05d0\u05dc\u05dc\u05d4<\/span>: really?
\nward\u0101 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u0627 < \u05d5\u05e8\u05d3\u05d4<\/span>: ahoy!
\ny\u0101\/y\u0101 \u064a\u0627 < \u05d9\u05d0\/\u05d9\u05d4<\/span>: O!, hey!
\ny\u0101-all\u0101 \u064a\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 < \u05d9\u05d0-\u05d0\u05dc\u05dc\u05d4<\/span>: Oh God!, God!, Good Heavens!, Wow!
\nya\u02bell\u0101 \u064a\u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 < \u05d9\u05d0\u05dc\u05dc\u05d4<\/span>: come on!
\nya’nee-\/ya’anee \u064a\u0639\u0646\u064a < \u05d9\u05e2\u05e0\u05d9<\/span>: that is
\ny\u0101-wardee-\/y\u0101-waradee \u064a\u0627 \u0648\u064a\u0644\u064a < \u05d9\u05d4-\u05d5\u05d5\u05e8\u05d3\u05d9<\/span>: Oh God!, Good Heavens!, Wow! (astonishment)
\ny\u0101-w\u00e9lee-\/y\u0101-walee \u064a\u0627 \u0648\u064a\u0644\u064a < \u05d9\u05d4-\u05d5\u05d5\u05dc\u05d9<\/span>: Oh God!, Good Heavens!, Wow!’, (sorrow or wonder)<\/p>\n

Expressions and idioms<\/h3>\n

aHsan min b\u0101l\u0101sh \u0627\u062d\u0633\u0646 \u0645\u0646 \u0628\u0644\u0634 < \u05d0\u05d7\u05e1\u05df \u05de\u05df \u05d1\u05dc\u05e9<\/span>: better than nothing
\n‘\u0101l\u0101\u02be r\u0101see \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0631\u0623\u0633\u064a < \u05e2\u05dc\u05d0 \u05e8\u05d0\u05e1\u05d9<\/span>: on my head
\n‘\u0101l\u0101\u02be soo-b\u00e9H \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0635\u0628\u062d < \u05e2\u05dc\u05d0 \u05e1\u05d5\u05d1\u05d7<\/span>: (first thing) in the morning
\nbuqr\u0101 fee-l mee-shmee-sh \u0628\u0643\u0631\u0627 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0634\u0645\u0634 < \u05d1\u05d5\u05e7\u05e8\u05d4 \u05e4\u05d9\u05dc \u05de\u05d9\u05e9\u05de\u05d9\u05e9<\/span>: when hell freezes over, forget it
\nee-leef\u0101t\u2014m\u0101t \u0627\u0644\u0644\u064a \u0641\u0627\u062a \u0645\u0627\u062a < \u05d0\u05d9\u05dc\u05d9 \u05e4\u05d0\u05ea\u2014\u05de\u05d0\u05ea<\/span>: let bygones be bygones
\nkul kalb bee-jeey\u014dm\u014d \u0643\u0644 \u0643\u0644\u0628 \u062c\u064a\u0628\u064a \u064a\u0648\u0645\u0647 < \u05db\u05dc \u05db\u05dc\u05d1 \u05d1\u05d9\u05d2'\u05d9 \u05d9\u05d5\u05de\u05d5<\/span>: every dog shall have his day
\nshwayeh shwayeh \u0634\u0648\u064a\u0629 \u0634\u0648\u064a\u0629 < \u05e9\u05d5\u05d5\u05d9\u05d4 \u05e9\u05d5\u05d5\u05d9\u05d4<\/span>: little by little, one at a time’)
\ny\u014dm ‘asal, y\u014dm basal \u064a\u0648\u0645 \u0639\u0635\u0644, \u064a\u0648\u0645 \u0628\u0635\u0644 < \u05d9\u05d5\u05dd \u05e2\u05e1\u05dc, \u05d9\u05d5\u05dd \u05d1\u05e1\u05dc<\/span>: some days are good, others bad; c’est la vie!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Arabic has had a great influence on languages, especially in those countries dominated by Islam or Islamic power. And in this post we’ll be looking at how the Arabic language has influenced the Hebrew language. The influence of Arabic on Hebrew exists in both semantic loans, and in words, translations, and other linguistic patterns. There…<\/p>\n

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