How to say "rancid, stale (colloquial Arabic) → smelly, off-putting (Israeli slang)" in Arabic
LoanwordMeaningrancid, stale (colloquial Arabic) → smelly, off-putting (Israeli slang)
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
زَنِخ
zanikhזנח'
زنخ
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
זנח
zanakhزَانَاخ
How the two words are related
Loanword
Borrowed between the languages (or by both from a third).
Arabic root
ز-ن-خDescribes oil or butter gone rancid in Arabic; Israeli slang widened it to anything stale, smelly, or generally off-putting — a זנח smell, a זנח vibe.
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In a phrase
زَيْت زَنِخ
zayt zanikhזית זנח'rancid oil
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