مالت عليك

12:06 Dec 27, 2008
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / parables and axioms
Arabic term or phrase: مالت عليك
this means that either to point to some one with " All Fingers " in an expression to reject his notion.
shmookh
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 19:08


Summary of answers provided
5 +1shame on you
Amir Kamel
4 +1a worse thing may befall you (sometime a welcoming gesture from a female you are flirting)
Khalid Nasir
4go fly a kite
zax
3It comes over you
Yasser Moharram


Discussion entries: 5





  

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54 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
shame on you


Explanation:
في الكويت والخليج
زي بالمصري
ياخيبتك

Amir Kamel
Egypt
Local time: 19:08
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
Notes to answerer
Asker: yes it means "yakhaibatk" but translation is not as acurate as it should be. I would prefere " go fly a kite" Thank you.


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agree  Sajjad Hamadani
2 days 14 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
a worse thing may befall you (sometime a welcoming gesture from a female you are flirting)


Explanation:
This phrase may has other variations
مالت عليك الخيل
You may be in a bad situation like a desperate knight who has been surrounded by the horses of his enemies.
مالت عليك الايام
You may have a difficult time

Its uses differ widely. You may mean it actually (when the meant person did bad things to you or is going to do so) or ironically or specially as a welcoming gesture from a female you are flirting



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Note added at 1 hr (2008-12-27 13:46:14 GMT)
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and sometime unwelcoming gesture but specially from young girls
الأ ليت الشباب يعود يوما

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-12-27 13:57:35 GMT)
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ولقد ورد مفهموم ان تميل الخيل عليك فتصبح في موقف ضعيف جدا في قوله تعالى
"وَدَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لَوْ تَغْفُلُونَ عَنْ أَسْلِحَتِكُمْ وَأَمْتِعَتِكُمْ فَيَمِيلُونَ عَلَيْكُم مَّيْلَةً وَاحِدَةً"


Khalid Nasir
Iraq
Local time: 19:08
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  Hani Hassaan
37 mins
  -> thanks hani
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
It comes over you


Explanation:
I'm not sure.

just search on the internet

http://no8a6.blogspot.com/2007/08/blog-post_24.html

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Note added at 12 hrs (2008-12-28 00:24:47 GMT)
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هذا تعبير عامي سعودي في اغلب استعماله:
كمن يقولون مالت عليك أغصان الجنة و هب عليك من نسيمها
وهي دعوة بالخير

http://no8a6.blogspot.com/2007/08/blog-post_24.html
كُثُرٌ من يُزعَجون إنْ قِيلت لهم
لكن المُفترض منهم قول "إن شاءَ الله" ؛
!..فـ "مالت عليك" .. دعوةٌ بالخير
!.."مالت عليكَ أغصانُ الجنّة


    Reference: http://www.antya7la.com/vb/t69086.html
    Reference: http://www.makkahboys.net/vb/showthread.php?p=174216
Yasser Moharram
Egypt
Local time: 19:08
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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2 days 3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
go fly a kite


Explanation:
أعتقد ان اصل هذه العباره هو " مالت عليك حيطه "ا

zax
Local time: 12:08
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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