Arabic term
بهيم
This is from a North African text. I know it's an insult, but I'm not sure how serious of one it is.
Does it mean 'sheep' or 'cow'? Or just idiot?
Or is it worse than that?
The context is this man is being told to get off the bus by a soldier.
انزل يا بهيم.
سمعت صوت رجل يشبه كلبا مسعورا
Thanks!
| 4 | idiot |
Chris Adams
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| 5 +1 | stupid/dumb |
Mahmoud Elsayed
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| 5 +1 | brute |
Yassine El Bouknify
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| 5 | maggot / swine |
Mowafak Mohamed
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| 5 | stupid |
Ibrahim Abdella
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Proposed translations
Algeria
Accurate and Careful
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic, French to Arabic, and 5 more.
idiot
Egypt
Thinking. Translating. Captivating.
Native in: Arabic (Variants: UAE, Jordanian, Yemeni, Kuwaiti, Standard-Arabian (MSA), Saudi , Egyptian)
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic
maggot / swine
It is just an insult.
Egypt
Great Powers, Great Responsibilities
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
stupid/dumb
Morocco
Literature,Marketing & Legal Translation
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Kuwaiti, Najdi, Standard-Arabian (MSA), Hassaniya, Moroccan, UAE) , Berber (Other) (Variants: Tashelhit , Riffian, Central Atlas Tamazight, Tamazight , Standard Moroccan Tamazight, Tarifit ) 
Works in: English to Arabic, French to Arabic, Arabic to English, and 21 more.
brute
The Arabic term "بهيم" can be translated as "animal" in a general sense. In some contexts, it can be used as an insult to refer to someone as "beast" or "brute."
brute
disapproving
a rough and sometimes violent man:
[ as form of address ] Take your hands off me, you brute
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/brute
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Ali Al-Nuzaili
: Agree because it simply means 'beast' or 'brute'.
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thank you All
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United Kingdom
MSc. Geology & MA. Human Rights
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Syrian, Egyptian, Saudi , Lebanese, Sudanese, Palestinian, Standard-Arabian (MSA))
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic, and 1 more.
stupid
However, the word has different meaning in this context which is " stupid".
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Note added at 16 hrs (2023-06-29 10:50:52 GMT)
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https://lexicon.alsharekh.org/result/بَهِيم
the word here referring to someone who hasn't any intelligence that their mind is dark, no light of Knowledge, usually compared to animals' mind.
Discussion
"بهيم" refers to someone who is useless, unintelligent, and behaves like an animal that merely eats and sleeps. My translation is most likely accurate.
I'm posting this entry for the sake of allowing you to re-read the translations. Have a great day