Sep 17, 2020 12:14
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Arabic term
United Kingdom
MA French and Arabic Translator
Native in: English 
Works in: Arabic to English, French to English
الجكار
Arabic to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Contemporary novel
An argument about Islam has been brewing before this phrase:
بدأ الحوار ينحو منحى أكثر حدة وبدأ يعلو صوت الجكار والخصام. فجأة تلفظ مهدي على ابن عمته الكبير محسن بلفظ جارح، وكأنه وصفه بأنه منافق أو كذاب
بدأ الحوار ينحو منحى أكثر حدة وبدأ يعلو صوت الجكار والخصام. فجأة تلفظ مهدي على ابن عمته الكبير محسن بلفظ جارح، وكأنه وصفه بأنه منافق أو كذاب
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | petty insults or comments |
Arabic & More
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| 5 | squabble / altercation |
Hassan Achahbar
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| 5 | spite |
Diya Takrouri
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| 4 | quarrel/ argument |
Ali Abdulmaqsood
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| 3 | Tease |
Mai Saleh
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Proposed translations
6 hrs
Arabic & More
Jordan
Jordan
Native in English
Works in field
Jordan
Professional Writer and Translator
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic, English
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petty insults or comments
As Diya indicated, the meaning has to do with saying something out of spite to purposely get on someone's nerves. But since it is
صوت الجكار
I might use the word "petty" to say something like petty insults or comments. I actually have to think about it more...but there is definitely an element of pettiness involved.
Also see:
http://alrai.com/article/10439748/كتاب/جكارة!!
صوت الجكار
I might use the word "petty" to say something like petty insults or comments. I actually have to think about it more...but there is definitely an element of pettiness involved.
Also see:
http://alrai.com/article/10439748/كتاب/جكارة!!
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
13 mins
Hassan Achahbar
Morocco
Morocco
Native in Arabic
Morocco
Bridging cultures since 2009
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, French to Arabic, Arabic to English, and 1 more.
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36
squabble / altercation
https://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-ar/جكار/
"ابن الأَعرابي: الجُكَيْرَةُ تصغير الجَكْرَةِ وهي اللَّجَاجَة، وقال في موضع آخر: أَجْكَرَ الرجلُ إِذا لَجَّ في البيع، وقد جَكِرَ يَجْكَرُ جَكَراً.
"ابن الأَعرابي: الجُكَيْرَةُ تصغير الجَكْرَةِ وهي اللَّجَاجَة، وقال في موضع آخر: أَجْكَرَ الرجلُ إِذا لَجَّ في البيع، وقد جَكِرَ يَجْكَرُ جَكَراً.
27 mins
Ali Abdulmaqsood
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Works in field
Egypt
A Remarkable Job to Remember
Native in: Arabic 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
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16
quarrel/ argument
I believe it means جدال
30 mins
Tease
I assume it is like the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
45 mins
Diya Takrouri
Türkiye
Türkiye
Native in Arabic
Specializes in field
Türkiye
Linguist Ar ⇋ En | 29 years’ Experience
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Iraqi, Syrian, Standard-Arabian (MSA), Yemeni, UAE, Egyptian, Palestinian, Saudi , Jordanian, Lebanese)
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic
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18
spite
جكر / مجاكاره in Levantine colloquial Arabic means to do something out of spite only and in order to tease somebody, in the sense of نكاية.
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