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معليش أو معلهش

English translation: It's ok, whatever, anyway, excuse me, sorry, never mind, relax, not a big deal

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Arabic term or phrase:معلهش
English translation:It's ok, whatever, anyway, excuse me, sorry, never mind, relax, not a big deal
Entered by: Mahammad Kalfat (X)

14:07 Oct 31, 2006
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Slang / Daily life talk
Arabic term or phrase: معليش أو معلهش
خسرت دق الشطرنج اليوم، معليش أنا كنت متوتر
Fayez Roumieh
United States
Local time: 23:59
It's ok!
Explanation:
It's ok, I was anxious!

معلش or معلهش could be meaning "whatever", "anyway", "excuse me", "sorry", "never mind", "relax", "not a bgig deal", inter alia, depending on the context. It's a unique and multifaceted word also culturally. One of those subtle expressions you cannot invaribaly translate into another language.

Etymologically, I think it's derived from a phrase, "ما عليه شيء", hence "ما عليهش" and "معلش".

In the present context somebody find a consolation in thinking a game defeat is due to the player's bad mood, mind-muddledness or anxiety at the time.
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Mahammad Kalfat (X)
Local time: 06:59
Grading comment
Having asked native speaker, I chose your suggestion. Thank you very much
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7Never mind!
Noha Kamal, PhD.
5It's ok!
Mahammad Kalfat (X)
4Excuse me!
Hebat-Allah El Ashmawy
4معليش
A Nabil Bouitieh


Discussion entries: 1





  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Excuse me!


Explanation:
sorry!Excuse me!

Hebat-Allah El Ashmawy
Egypt
Local time: 06:59
Native speaker of: Arabic
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
Never mind!


Explanation:
.

Noha Kamal, PhD.
Local time: 06:59
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: قبل أن أختار الجواب المناسب، هل كلمة معليش في الجملة التالية هي نفسها الترجمة التي اقترحتها: أكلت الصحن كلو، معليش أنا كنت جوعان


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Abby Gomaa: this is the right answer
9 mins
  -> thanks, Abby.
agree  Nesrin: It depends a bit on how it was uttered, and for what reason, but this usually works!
35 mins
  -> I agree. Thanks.
agree  Alaa AHMED
38 mins
  -> Merci!
agree  haymovie (X)
40 mins
  -> Merci!
agree  Amal Ibrahim
44 mins
agree  Stephen Franke: OK in Egyptian colloquialcultural context; anter utterance in Egypt = "tannish" = don't worry about it, or Gulf "khallii waliih"
1 hr
  -> how come your name is "Stephan" and you know "tannish"?? :)
agree  Mohamed Sayed
1 day 6 hrs
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
معليش


Explanation:
Hope this confirm your query.

A Nabil Bouitieh
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:59
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
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51 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
It's ok!


Explanation:
It's ok, I was anxious!

معلش or معلهش could be meaning "whatever", "anyway", "excuse me", "sorry", "never mind", "relax", "not a bgig deal", inter alia, depending on the context. It's a unique and multifaceted word also culturally. One of those subtle expressions you cannot invaribaly translate into another language.

Etymologically, I think it's derived from a phrase, "ما عليه شيء", hence "ما عليهش" and "معلش".

In the present context somebody find a consolation in thinking a game defeat is due to the player's bad mood, mind-muddledness or anxiety at the time.

Mahammad Kalfat (X)
Local time: 06:59
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Having asked native speaker, I chose your suggestion. Thank you very much
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