Nov 15, 2023 21:14
6 mos ago
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Arabic term
ديك الحي الفحل
Arabic to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Hi everyone,
This is from a South Sudanese text. What does it refer to?
عششت تلك الليلة في رأسه ككابوس مرعب أقلق مضجعه ، فألفى نفسه يتقلب يمنة ويسرى
إلى أن سمع ديك الحي الفحل يصيح عاليا ، معلنا انبلاج ضوء الصباح
Is الفحل the name of the neighbourhood? Or it's an expression?
These lines refer to a horrible night that a police officer experienced.
Thank you for your help!
This is from a South Sudanese text. What does it refer to?
عششت تلك الليلة في رأسه ككابوس مرعب أقلق مضجعه ، فألفى نفسه يتقلب يمنة ويسرى
إلى أن سمع ديك الحي الفحل يصيح عاليا ، معلنا انبلاج ضوء الصباح
Is الفحل the name of the neighbourhood? Or it's an expression?
These lines refer to a horrible night that a police officer experienced.
Thank you for your help!
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Youssef Chabat
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The neighborhood’s virile (brave) rooster
The neighborhood’s (virile) brave rooster.
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the neighborhood's vigorous cock
He kept tossing and turning until he heard the roaring crow of the neighborhood's vigorous cock
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Master of his domain
It really depends on the intended end-product. Do you need to reflect the original cultural concept of the source expression, or you intend to produce it in an equivalent target expression? If the latter, I believe that "master of one's domain" is already a usable phrase in written English.
Discussion
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