How to say "well done! (lit. may He give you health)" in Arabic
LoanwordMeaningwell done! (lit. may He give you health)
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
yuʿṭīka l-ʿāfiyaיעטיך אל-עאפיה
يعطيك العافية
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
kol hakavodكُول هَاكَاڤُود
How the two words are related
Borrowed between the languages (or by both from a third).
Arabic root
ع-ف-وIsraeli slang עאפיה! ('wow, amazing!') grabbed this exact word — ʿāfiya, health and well-being. The full phrase thanks someone for hard work or a job well done: 'may He give you good health.' Same root ع-ف-و as عفوا (pardon) in the base set, though the root itself has no confirmed Hebrew relative.
Related Hebrew word:עאפיהafyaأَفْيَا
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On the street
How people actually say it in the spoken dialects, where it differs from the standard word.
Levantine · Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria
The everyday spoken form — said after someone finishes physical work, a haircut, or a good meal.
Moroccan · Morocco — Casablanca, Rabat, Fes
In Morocco ʿāfya means fire, so the wish becomes llāh yeʿṭīk ṣ-ṣaḥḥa, 'God give you health'.
In a phrase
well done, champion
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