bda’alak ana
Definitions
n. A term of endearment meaning 'I will take your place if you are to be sacrificed'.
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Languages of Origin
- Arabic / Judeo-Arabic
Etymology
masculine: בְּדַאלַכּ (אַנַא) bdāl-ak (ana)
feminine: בְּדַאלֵכּ (אַנַא) bdāl-ǝk (ana)
بدالك (انا)
lit. 'your replacement'
- Iraqi: Jews with ancestry in Iraq
- North America
- None
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Alternative Spellings
bdaalak ana , bdaalack ana , bda'alack ana , badalik ana, badalik, bda’alak, bdaalak, bda'alack, bdalak ana , bdalak
Notes
See also kumparayena, ghorboonet beram, mdurayena, and mdurayena hadiksifayena.
Sometimes "ana" is omitted.
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