الجكار
English translation: petty insults or comments
| 12:14 Sep 17, 2020 |
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| 5 | squabble / altercation |
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| 5 | spite |
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| 4 | quarrel/ argument |
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| 3 | Tease |
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| 3 | petty insults or comments |
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Answers
13 mins confidence: 
squabble / altercation Explanation: 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. |
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27 mins confidence: 
quarrel/ argument Explanation: I believe it means جدال |
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30 mins confidence:
Tease Explanation: I assume it is like the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances |
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45 mins confidence:
spite Explanation: 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. https://hinative.com/en-US/questions/582548 |
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6 hrs confidence:
petty insults or comments Explanation: 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!! |
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