Jun 17, 2018 23:55
5 yrs ago
Arabic term

تنتين تريري

Arabic to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
This phrase occurs in the verse after the verse mentioned in the previous question. It is a reply to his father's proposition for marriage:

قلت لا عرايس النيل * بجديد تنتين تريري

Thank you sirs!
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Again, Ibn Sodoun takes absurdity and satire further. تنتين تريري is folklore chanting here in Egypt.

No brides, I said, any more
Those who wash on Nile shore!
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