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El balad 3ala kaff 3afriit
البلد على كَفّ عفريت
The country is about to explode (or implode)

“kaff” has many meanings: it can be the palm of the hand, it can be a slap on the face, it can also be a glove… it can even refer to an electronic part in an engine or gear! The plural in Levantine is: “kfuuf”.

In this expression “كَفّ” means “palm of the hand” and “عَفريت” means a demon. It means the country is on the devil’s palm, about to implode. Something you can hear a lot these days in our region!

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“Ma-fii duumary bish-shawaari3”
ما في دومَري بالشّوارع
This expression comes to the Levantine dialect from the time of the Ottoman Empire. In Turkish dialect, the “duumary” was the man in charge of lighting the oil lamps in the streets. You would see one in every neighborhood. His silhouette, with his tool to light the lamps, would be recognizable, familiar and reassuring.

Not having a دومري in the streets meant that the streets were empty and dark.

Nowadays, in Levantine dialect, we use this expression to say: there’s not a devil in sight! Or, in French: “Il n’y a pas un chat!”

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