Apr 25, 2023 13:44
1 yr ago
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Arabic term
أكلا لما
Arabic to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Hi everyone,
I'm working on a text where a child says he loves his mother incredibly so. But I'd just like some more context about how this phrase is used, please.
أحبك حبا جما، وآكل التراب الذي تمشي عليه أكلاً لمًا.
So literally: I'd eat the ground that you walk on like unleavened bread?
Thanks!
I'm working on a text where a child says he loves his mother incredibly so. But I'd just like some more context about how this phrase is used, please.
أحبك حبا جما، وآكل التراب الذي تمشي عليه أكلاً لمًا.
So literally: I'd eat the ground that you walk on like unleavened bread?
Thanks!
Proposed translations
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I worship the ground that you walk on
I think that this is the closest idiom and it suits the text well.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/worship-...
There's even a song by this name
"I Worship the Ground You Walk On"
https://genius.com/Etta-james-i-worship-the-ground-you-walk-...
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/worship-...
There's even a song by this name
"I Worship the Ground You Walk On"
https://genius.com/Etta-james-i-worship-the-ground-you-walk-...
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Comment: "Thank you!"
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love you to the moon and back until seas dries and sun goes black
love you to the moon and back
until seas dries and sun goes black
just a try :D
until seas dries and sun goes black
just a try :D
Peer comment(s):
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Morano El-Kholy
: Love you to the moon and back until the seas dry up and the sun turns black.
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appreciate it
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from the bottom of my heart. I love everything about you
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