How to say "'double health!', bon appétit (Arabic) → well done!, good on you (Israeli slang)" in Arabic
LoanwordMeaning'double health!', bon appétit (Arabic) → well done!, good on you (Israeli slang)
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
ṣaḥḥataynצחתין
صحتين
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
sakhteinسَاخْتِين
How the two words are related
Borrowed between the languages (or by both from a third).
Arabic root
ص-ح-حThe dual of ṣiḥḥa, 'health' — literally 'two healths!', wished over a good meal or a fresh haircut. Hebrew slang widened it into all-purpose kudos: סחתיין עליך, 'good on you'.
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Levantine · Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria
Clipped to ṣaḥḥtēn in speech — the pronunciation Hebrew borrowed.
Egyptian · Cairo and the Nile Delta
Egypt wishes bi-l-hana wi-sh-shifa, 'with pleasure and health'; ṣaḥḥatēn is Levantine.
Moroccan · Morocco — Casablanca, Rabat, Fes
Darija: b-ṣ-ṣaḥḥa, 'with health' — the reply is llāh yeʿṭīk ṣ-ṣaḥḥa.
In a phrase
double health and wellness
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