Glossary entry

Arabic term or phrase:

أهنن

English translation:

to rock and sing someone to sleep

Added to glossary by Ahmed Ghaly (X)
Jul 31, 2014 19:56
9 yrs ago
Arabic term

أهنن

Arabic to English Social Sciences General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
An Egyptian father is describing how he attempts to study and take care of his young son (Ahmad) at the same time:

أذاكر شويه وأهنن في احمد شوية
Proposed translations (English)
5 to rock and sing to Ahmed till he sleeps
5 +1 pamper
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Aug 2, 2014 07:13: Ahmed Ghaly (X) changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/991204">Arabic & More's</a> old entry - "أهنن"" to ""to rock and sing someone to sleep""

Proposed translations

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to rock and sing to Ahmed till he sleeps

يهنهن لاحمد يعني يغني لأحمد إلى أن ينام كما في قاموس العامية المصرية لمؤلفيه السعيد بدوي ومارتين هايندس

هنن to rock and sing (a baby) to sleep. - also
هنهن; to be rocked and sung to sleep (of a
child).

من قاموس العامية المصرية لمؤلفيه السعيد بدوي ومارتين هايندس

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Note added at 13 hrs (2014-08-01 09:40:49 GMT)
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الفعل يهنن في العامية المصرية يعني تحاول تهدئة وتنويم الطفل عن طريق هدهدته وهزه وغناء الأغنية التالية إذا كان الطفل يدعى أحمد
"هوه هوه نام ننه هوه .. يا رب حمادة ينام وأدبح له جوز حمام" وهذا ما كنت أفعله مع ابني محمد عندما كان صغيرا

وكلمة
rock
المكتوبة في الإجابة تعني يهدهد
http://www.almaany.com/home.php?language=arabic&word=rock&la...

http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=461602

https://www.google.com.eg/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=rV7bU_6lJ46B8Qewy4CA...

والإجابة مأخوذة من قاموس العامية المصرية لمؤلفيه السعيد بدوي ومارتين هايندس.

وهذه نماذج لهدهدات الطفل
https://alfrasha.maktoob.com/archive/index.php/t-1878401.htm...
https://www.facebook.com/shadipal/posts/235152509910438
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=682845725069860&st...
https://twitter.com/aL7ijaaz/status/320153186776264705
http://www.uoh4u.com/vb/archive/index.php/t-32697.html
http://www.12allchat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=14714

أما كلمة "بامبر" فتعني يدلل أو يدلع أو يغنج

تحياتي
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you both for your suggestions. I think both can work depending on the situation. The child appears to be an infant so my impression is that the father is probably rocking the baby in his arms and trying to get him to sleep."
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pamper

pamper

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Note added at 4 mins (2014-07-31 20:01:09 GMT)
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pamper /pæm.pə r / /-pɚ/ verb [ T ]

to treat a person or an animal in a special way by making them as comfortable as possible and giving them whatever they want


He was a pampered rich kid who was driven to school in a limousine.


Peer comment(s):

agree Olfat Abdullah : Yes, that's right. The father is aiming for the figurative meaning not the literal one.
4 hrs
Thank you
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