Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
تتفل
English translation:
healed/cured (ailing) women with her saliva
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Saeed Najmi
Sep 3, 2021 13:00
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Arabic term
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تتفل
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This term appears to mean 'to spit', but I'm not sure it makes sense in this context?
أخذ ابن الدباس يتردد على حارة الساري بكثرة في تلك الأيام. بدأ ينشئ صداقة سريعة وغريبة مع عمي هادي. يدخل إلى دارة جدتي. يقبل رأسها، يتحدث معها عن أمور كثيرة كانت في الماضي، عن أمه السيدة "جمعة" التي كانت تتفل على النساء بدون أن تأخذ ريالا واحدا، وجدته "صالحة" التي كانت هي الأخرى تتفل على النساء دون أن تأخذ مقابلا، وقصة الطبيب الأمريكي الذي أخذ عينة من لعاب السادة ليفحصها في مختبرات أمريكا، فوجد فيها مادة غريبة، وما زال في بحثه ذاك حتى اليوم وكلما حاول إنتاج مادة شبيهة بتلك المادة لتكون علاجا شاملا لكل الأمراض يفشل مشروعه
أخذ ابن الدباس يتردد على حارة الساري بكثرة في تلك الأيام. بدأ ينشئ صداقة سريعة وغريبة مع عمي هادي. يدخل إلى دارة جدتي. يقبل رأسها، يتحدث معها عن أمور كثيرة كانت في الماضي، عن أمه السيدة "جمعة" التي كانت تتفل على النساء بدون أن تأخذ ريالا واحدا، وجدته "صالحة" التي كانت هي الأخرى تتفل على النساء دون أن تأخذ مقابلا، وقصة الطبيب الأمريكي الذي أخذ عينة من لعاب السادة ليفحصها في مختبرات أمريكا، فوجد فيها مادة غريبة، وما زال في بحثه ذاك حتى اليوم وكلما حاول إنتاج مادة شبيهة بتلك المادة لتكون علاجا شاملا لكل الأمراض يفشل مشروعه
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | healed/cured (ailung) women with her saliva |
Saeed Najmi
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| 5 | blow on them ejecting saliva [and recite] |
Assem AlKhallouf
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Change log
Sep 11, 2021 22:05: Saeed Najmi Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Saeed Najmi
Morocco
Morocco
Native in Arabic
Morocco
Juggling languages: a science and an art
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Standard-Arabian (MSA), Moroccan) , French
Works in: English to Arabic, French to Arabic, Arabic to English, and 3 more.
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healed/cured (ailung) women with her saliva
You may add a note to explain that it used to be and still is sometimes a practice in certain traditions and cultures.
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Note added at 1 hr (2021-09-03 14:36:43 GMT)
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Sorry for the typo. Kindly considet *"ailing".
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Note added at 1 hr (2021-09-03 14:36:43 GMT)
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Sorry for the typo. Kindly considet *"ailing".
Peer comment(s):
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Assem AlKhallouf
: Thanks, Saeed. I've just commented below that I am not sure whether she recites holy words or just practices it as a kind of deception and witchcraft. This link might be interesting for you with more contexts: http://sunnah.com/search?q=نفث
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Assem AlKhallouf
Native in Arabic
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English
MA, PhD, NAATI, APTS.
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Jordanian, Palestinian, UAE, Iraqi, Lebanese, Syrian, Standard-Arabian (MSA), Egyptian, Kuwaiti, Saudi , Yemeni) , English (Variants: UK, US, British, Scottish)
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic, Arabic, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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blow on them ejecting saliva [and recite]
تتفل means spit in colloquial.
blow on them ejecting saliva [and recite]
blow upon them ejecting saliva
blow her breath over them ejecting saliva
(folk remedies, traditional healer, traditional practitioner, traditional therapist)
blow on them ejecting saliva [and recite]
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Note added at 8 mins (2021-09-03 13:09:17 GMT)
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Blow her breath on them
تنفث من ريقها عليهن
blow on them ejecting saliva [and recite]
blow upon them ejecting saliva
blow her breath over them ejecting saliva
(folk remedies, traditional healer, traditional practitioner, traditional therapist)
blow on them ejecting saliva [and recite]
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Note added at 8 mins (2021-09-03 13:09:17 GMT)
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Blow her breath on them
تنفث من ريقها عليهن
Reference comments
1 hr
Lamine Boukabour
Algeria
Algeria
Native in Arabic
Algeria
Every Word Matters
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Algerian, Standard-Arabian (MSA)) 
Works in: English to Arabic
Related KudoZ points
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94
Reference:
To spread some droplets of your saliva on somebody after such saliva has been exposed to Ruqyah by your recitation of the Quran or verbal prayers to be accepted by God so He heals that person.
Peer comments on this reference comment:
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Assem AlKhallouf
: Thanks, Lamine. I am not sure yet whether she recites holy words or just practices it as a kind of deception and witchcraft. This link might be interesting for you with more contexts: https://sunnah.com/search?q=نفث
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I got the point. That must be specified by more context. Thanks bro!
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Discussion
Hi Assem, thanks for the comments and the link. As there is no mention in the ST of any verbal rituals, I didn't venture into that area. It remains true however, that practice of such powers usually unvolves recitation of some kind of verses, koranic or other.