victoriousvocabulary: YA’ABURNEE [idiom] Arabic:... - Strains of Consciousness

Apr 22, 2012
victoriousvocabulary:

YA’ABURNEE
[idiom]
Arabic: a phrase commonly used by Levantine Arabic speakers. It translates as “you bury me” – a declaration that one hopes to die before another person due to how difficult it will be to live without them. The idom further implies that the existence of a loved one will be highly cherished even after death or burial.

victoriousvocabulary:

YA’ABURNEE

[idiom]

Arabic: a phrase commonly used by Levantine Arabic speakers. It translates as “you bury me” – a declaration that one hopes to die before another person due to how difficult it will be to live without them. The idom further implies that the existence of a loved one will be highly cherished even after death or burial.

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