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يا ملعونة

11:52 Nov 7, 2020
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Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Arabic term or phrase: يا ملعونة
"يا ملعونة منو, قولي منو"

This comes up in a novel where the dialogue is in Iraqi dialect. A teenage girl says this to her best friend, who won't tell her who she's kissed.

Current translation: "Who, damn it, tell me who!"

Any other suggestions for يا ملعونة? In my translation, I've tried to convey the essence of the ل ع ن root but have perhaps lost the personal touch of "يا".
A Zafar
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:00


Summary of answers provided
4 +3You, cursed/damned
Youssef Chabat
4Who is he, you vamp?!
Dara Gomaa
3 +1You, wretched, you!
YESHWANT UMRALKAR


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
You, cursed/damned


Explanation:
We can add you to convey the meaning of يا

Youssef Chabat
Morocco
Local time: 09:00
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 94

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sajad Neisi
1 day 1 hr
  -> Thank you very much.
agree  Yassinos
3 days 5 hrs
  -> Thank you very much.
agree  Mohammed86
16 days
  -> Thank you mr Mohamed
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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Who is he, you vamp?!


Explanation:
Vamp:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vamp

Dara Gomaa
Egypt
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 24
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
You, wretched, you!


Explanation:
.

YESHWANT UMRALKAR
India
Local time: 13:30
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Linda Al-Bairmani
4 hrs
  -> شكرا
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