Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Apr 16, 2015 03:42
9 yrs ago
Arabic term
Jordan
Professional Writer and Translator
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic, English
by7w2
Arabic to English
Social Sciences
Slang
This word appears in a text chat between two Egyptians. A is talking about her neighbors. She doesn't like them and thinks they have bad morals.
A: dol hyshloony
B: leh kda lw kano odami na wnoura kona tasnahom 3en gbna aglhom
A: shklhom msh by7w2 fehom 7aga
A: dol hyshloony
B: leh kda lw kano odami na wnoura kona tasnahom 3en gbna aglhom
A: shklhom msh by7w2 fehom 7aga
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | works |
Abdelmonem Samir
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| 5 +2 | Get affected by |
YousraElBaradie
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| 5 | "get affected by" |
RanaSherif
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Proposed translations
+2
17 mins
Abdelmonem Samir
Native in Arabic
Works in field
your Arabic language partner
Native in: Arabic 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic, and 1 more.
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It seems like nothing works with them.
Note from asker:
| Thank you for your help. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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+2
19 mins
YousraElBaradie
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Egypt
GENUINE native Arabic n English speaker
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Egyptian, Lebanese)
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, French to Arabic, and 1 more.
Get affected by
"By7aw2" here means affects badly . And if you will translate the whole sentence " shklhom msh by7w2 fehom 7aga" it is gonne be:
It seems they never get affected by anything
It seems they never get affected by anything
Example sentence:
Elnas di mabey7awwa2sh fiha 7aga
Note from asker:
| Thank you for this helpful explanation. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Khalid Idris
1 hr
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شكرًا جزيلا :))
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| agree |
Osama Alnimer
: totally agree
8 hrs
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Thanks a million :))
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4 hrs
RanaSherif
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Egypt
Translation/Localization/Interpreting
Native in: Arabic (Variant: Egyptian)
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic, German to Arabic, and 1 more.
"get affected by"
It depends on the context. Either it means "get affected by" or it means that this person will not get impressed with what I am doing to him/her.
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