Sep 10, 2013 20:19
10 yrs ago
Arabic term

طحلب

Arabic to English Other Slang
:الى الطحلب فلان
تحشم على وجهك قاعد عندك وجه تواجه بيه يا طحلب ... الخ

another text:

قامت بعض الطحالب الوحيدة الخلية اليوم بالهجوم واقتحام مبنى الشؤون الثقافية ... الخ

from LIBYA

what does this word mean in the Libyan dialect in this context, and what do you think would be the best equivalent in English?

thnx for help
Proposed translations (English)
4 +3 sponger / Algae

Proposed translations

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sponger / Algae

Based on the specific meaning in Lybia "quoted below", you can translate it as "sponger". You can also use the literal English translation "Algae", basically because this name was chosen because of the algae's characteristics.

إذا أطلق عليك وصف "طحلب" بليبيا فهذا معناه أنك من أتباع نظام العقيد الراحل معمر القذافي، وإذا لم تكن كذلك فهذا يعني أنك من المتسلقين الذي يركبون الموجة ويتكيفون مع الوضع القائم أيا كان لتحقيق مصلحة شخصية بالضرورة
Peer comment(s):

agree Randa Farhat : algae, [because of 'green' maybe? or as we say here, fungus ;-) ]
4 hrs
Good point regarding "Green", the Lybian former flag. But fungus is فطور, a totally different species. Thank you Randa.
agree Linda Al-Bairmani : Yes green is intetional
12 hrs
Thank you for the info!
agree Awad Balaish
1 day 21 hrs
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