البابا يوحَنّا بولُس الثاني ‎[CA] Pope John Paul II
‏قَداسة البابا ‎[CA] the Holy Father
‏بابا الإسْكَنْدَريّةِ / الأَقْباطِ ‎[CA] Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria

بابا غَنُّوج ‎[CA] baba ghanuj, (dip of eggplant and tahini);
‏بابا وَماما ‎[CA] mom and dad

السُدّة / الكُرْسيّ البابَويّ(ة) ‎[CA] the Holy See

هو كريم البؤبؤ ‎[CA] he is of noble origin, of good lineage;

بُؤبُؤ عَيْنِي ‎[CA] either 1. pupil of my eye, or 2. the apple of my eye;
‏وَضَعَ فُلانًا في بُؤْبُؤِ العَيْنِ ‎[CA] to put s.o. in a favoured position
‏تَوَسَّعَ بُؤْبُؤُ عَيْنَيْهِ ‎[CA] his pupils dilated
‏هو أَعَزُّعليّ من بؤبؤ عيني ‎[CA] he is dearer to me than the apple of my eye;

باب أَماميّ / خَلْفيّ ‎[CA] front/back door
‏باب رَئيسيّ ‎[CA] main entrance, front door
‏من البابِ الأَماميِّ ‎[CA] through the front door
‏باب خارِجيّ ‎[CA] outside door
‏باب السَيّارةِ ‎[CA] car door
‏باب المَسْرَحِ ‎[CA] the theater entrance
‏باب قاعةِ الحَفْلِ ‎[CA] the entrance of the party hall
‏ثُقْب البابِ ‎[CA] keyhole
‏الانْتِخاباتُ على الأَبْوابِ ‎[CA] the elections are on their way
‏صَفَقَ البابَ ‎[CA] to slam the door
‏عَبَرَ البابَ ‎[CA] to walk through the door
‏أَغْلَقَ أَبْوابَهُ ‎[CA] to close its gates, to close down
‏تَرَكَ البابَ مَفْتوحاً أمام / ل ‎[CA] to leave the door open to
‏سِياسة البابِ المَفْتوحِ ‎[CA] open-door policy
‏أَغْلَقَ بابَ المُناقَشةِ ‎[CA] to cut off discussion
‏لم يَتْرُكْ بابًا إلا وَطَرَقَهُ ‎[CA] to leave no stone unturned (literally: to knock on every door)

على الأَبْوَاب ‎[CA] at the gates, at the doors of, approaching (figuratively: near, imminent)
‏على أبواب مرحلةٍ جديدةٍ من الحياة ‎[CA] at the doors of a new stage of life
‏فَتَحَ بَاْبًا جَدِيْدًا ‎[CA] to open up a new way, a new possibility
‏فُتِحَ بَابُ ‎[CA] was (were) begun, got under way
‏قَفَلَ بابَ الشَيءِ ‎[CA] to put an end to s.th., terminate, close s.th.
‏مِن بابِ + المَصْدَر ‎[CA] by way of, as a means of;
‏مِنْ بَابِ الفَضْلِ ‎[CA] as a favor
‏مِنْ بابِ الضَرُوْرَة ‎[CA] it is necessary that
‏لَيْس هذا مِن بَابِ الصُدْفَة ‎[CA] that's no coincidence
‏هذا لَيْسَ من بابِ الصُدْفةِ ‎[CA] this cannot be a coincidence (difference in emphasis from ليس هذا)
‏من باب الاحترام ‎[CA] by way of respect
‏من باب الاحتياط ‎[CA] by way of caution, by precaution;
‏من بابِ المُسْتَحيلِ ‎[CA] impossible
‏مِن بَابِ الأُوْلَى ‎[CA] with all the more reason, the more so
‏من بابٍ أَوْلى ‎[CA] better
‏في هذا البَابِ ‎[CA] about this matter, about this
‏على باب الله = فقير ‎[CA] poor
‏رجل على باب الله ‎[CA] a poor man
‏طَلَعَ على بابِ اللهِ ‎[CA] to pursue one's livelihood, earn one's bread

صَبَغَ باباً ‎[CA] to paint a door
‏صَبَغَ الأَظافِرَ ‎[CA] to paint one's nails

طَرَقَ البابَ ‎[CA] to knock at/on the door
‏طَرَقَ الجِدارَ ‎[CA] to knock on the wall
‏طَرَقَ أُذُنَ فُلانٍ = طَرَقَ مَسْمَعَ فُلانٍ ‎[CA] to come to s.o.'s ears, to strike s.o.'s ear, reach s.o.'s ear
‏طَرَقَ بِبَالِهِ = طَرَقَ في ذِهْنِهِ ‎[CA] to occur to s.o., come to s.o.'s mind
‏طَرَقَ سَمْعَهُ = طَرَقَ مَسَاْمِعَهُ ‎[CA] reach s.o.'s ear, come to s.o.'s knowledge or attention
‏طَرَقَ مَوْضُوعًا ‎[CA] either 1. to treat of a subject, discuss a topic, or 2. to broach a subject, touch on a theme
‏طرق بباله = طرق ذهنه = to come to someone's mind, occur to someone
‏لم يَتْرُكْ بابًا إلا وَطَرَقَهُ ‎[CA] ≈ to leave no stone unturned

أُمّ عَليِّ ‎[CA] Umm Ali (Egyptian dessert, similar to bread pudding)
‏عَليّ بابا ‎[CA] Ali Baba

سَوَاد العَيْنِ ‎[CA] either 1. bags around the eyes (often called a هالة or halo), or 2. eyeball
‏مِحْجَر العَيْنِ ‎[CA] eye socket
‏زاوِية عَيْنٍ ‎[CA] corner of the eye
‏عَصَب عَيْنٍ ‎[CA] optic nerve
‏طَبيب العُيونِ ‎[CA] ophthalmologist
‏الْتِهاب العَيْنِ ‎[CA] inflammation of the eye
‏بُؤْبُؤ العَيْنِ = حَدَقة العَيْنِ ‎[CA] pupil
‏بِأُمِّ عَينِهِ = بِعَينَي رَأْسِي ‎[CA] with one's own eyes
‏أَبْصَرَ بالعَيْنِ المُجَرَّدةِ = رَأى بالعَيْنِ المُجَرَّدةِ ‎[CA] to see with the naked eye
‏لا يُرى بالعين المجرّدة ‎[CA] it can't be seen by the naked eye
‏رَأى شَيْئاً رَأْيَ العَيْنِ / بِأُمِّ عَيْنِهِ ‎[CA] to see s.th. with one's own eyes
‏شاهِد عَيْنٍ ‎[CA] eyewitness
‏في طَرْفةِ عَيْنٍ = في غَمْضةِ عَيْنٍ ‎[CA] in the blink of an eye
‏ما … طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ = ما … لَحْظَةَ عَينٍ ‎[CA] not one moment
‏تحت عُيْونِنا ‎[CA] before our very eyes
‏العَيْنُ بالعَيْنِ والسِنُّ بالسِنِّ ‎[CA] an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
‏فَرَكَ عَيْنَيْهِ ‎[CA] to rub one's eyes
‏تَلَأْلُؤ عَيْنَيْهِ = تَأَلُّق عَيْنَيْهِ = بَريق عَيْنَيْهِ ‎[CA] the twinkle in his eye

فَتَحَ البَخْتَ ‎[CA] to tell fortunes
‏فَتَحَ عَيْنَيْهِ على أَخِرِها ‎[CA] to open one's eyes wide, stare wide-eyed
‏فَتَحَ الشَهِيَّةَ ‎[CA] to stimulate the appetite
‏فَتَحَ عَيْنَيْهِ ‎[CA] to open one's eyes
‏فَتَحَ عُلْبةً ‎[CA] to open a can
‏فَتَحَ زُجاجةَ نَبيذٍ ‎[CA] to uncork a bottle of wine
‏فَتَحَ باباً ‎[CA] to open a door
‏فَتَحَ صِواناً ‎[CA] to open a cupboard
‏فَتَحَ نافِذةً ‎[CA] to open a window
‏فَتَحَ السَتائِرَ ‎[CA] to open the curtains
‏فَتَحَ رِسالةً ‎[CA] to open a letter
‏فَتَحَ كِتاباً ‎[CA] to open a book
‏فَتَحَ مِنْطَقةً ‎[CA] to open (up) an area
‏فَتَحَ شَهيّةَ فُلانٍ ‎[CA] to whet s.o.'s appetite
‏يَفْتَحُ المَحَلُّ أَبْوابَهُ في التاسِعةِ ‎[CA] the shop opens at nine o'clock

قَرَعَ سَمْعَهُ ‎[CA] to reach s.o.‘s
‏قَرَعَهُ ضَمِيْرُهُ ‎[CA] his conscience tormented or smote him, he had a guilty conscience, he felt grave compunctions
‏قَرَعَ باباً ‎[CA] to bang on a door
‏قَرَعَ طَبْلاً ‎[CA] to bang a drum

أَبُو الوَلَد ‎[P] the boy's father; { ʔabu-l-walad}
‏سِيْدي أَبُو إِمّي ‎[P] my grandfather, the father of my mother; {sīdy ʔabu ʔimmy}
‏ أَبُو مَازِن ‎[P] Mazen's father; { ʔabu māzen}
‏ أَبُوْي وْئِمّي ‎[P] my father and my mother; { ʔabūy wºʔimmy}
‏لَازِم تِحتِرمُوا أَبُوْكُم ‎[P] you must respect your father; {lāzem tiḥtermu ʔabūkom}
‏سِيْدي أَبُو أَبُوْي ‎[P] my grandfather, the father of my father; {sīdy ʔabu ʔabūy}
‏أَبُو عبدُو البَيْرُوتِي ‎[V] Popular fictional character, often found in jokes. He is supposed to epitomize the old fashioned idea of a manly-man and is often depicted wearing a fez and have a large mustache. His best friend is abu Steif.
‏أَبُوْ عَلِي ‎[L] ladybug (also called دعسوقة)
‏بابا بِالبَيْت = البَابَا بِالبَيْت = أَبُوْك بِالبَيْت ‎[S] Is your dad home?
‏أَبِي ‎[S] my father

وَاللهِ يا ماما عَطَاني إِسْتاذِي وَرَقَة وْقالْ لي ما بْتِفْتَحْها لَحَتَّى تْمُوت ‎[S] Well, mama, my teacher gave me a piece of paper and told me you must not open it until you die;
‏يا بابا عَطَاني الإِسْتَاذ وَرَقَة وْقال لي ما بِيْصِيْر تْشُوْفَهْا ‎[S] Papa, the teacher gave me a piece of paper and told me it must not happen that I see it (i.e. I must not see it);
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بَابَا تَعَال قَوَام ‎[P] dad, come quick!; {bᾱbɑ taʕāl qawām}
‏وَيْنِ البَابَا ‎[P] where's your dad?; {wēnᴵ-l-bᾱbɑ}
‏بَسّ يَا بَابَا، مَا بَبكِيْش ‎[P] but dad, I don't cry; {bass yā bᾱbɑ، ma babkīš}
‏بابا بِالبَيْت = البَابَا بِالبَيْت = أَبُوْك بِالبَيْت ‎[S] Is your dad home?

يَا بَابَا، بَلَاش تِبكي ‎[P] my dear, don't cry! (said by a father to his child); {ya bᾱbɑ، balāš tibky}

البَابَا اْسْتَقبَلهُم ‎[P] the pope received them, the pope granted them an audience; {'il-bᾱbɑ 'ºsºtaqbalhom}

بَابا حَسَن ‎[S] bad company
‏وِقِعِ بْشِلِّة بَابا حَسَن ‎[S] He got into bad company,

بُؤبُؤ عيني ‎[V] apple of my eye, dear, hon

حَسَن صَبِي ‎[S] a tomboy, a girl who is “boyish” in her behavior and dress;
‏بَابَا حَسَن هُوِّ ‎[S] He's a bad lot
‏هِنِّ إِرْطِة بَابا حَسَن عَ المَظْبُوْط ‎[S] They are a fine lot
‏عَم يْعَطْوِط مَع جَمَاعَة بَابا حَسَن ‎[S] He's running around with a bad crowd
‏بَابا حَسَن ‎[S] bad company
‏وِقِعِ بْشِلِّة بَابا حَسَن ‎[S] He got into bad company,

ولو يا بابا مسربِة عالبيت وج الصبح ‎[L] why my dear are did you sneak into the house at the crack of morning? (said by a father to his daughter);

وَيْن كِنِت عَمِ تْعَطْوِط ‎[S] Where have you been running around again?
‏عَم يْعَطْوِط مَع جَمَاعَة بَابا حَسَن ‎[S] He's running around with a bad crowd

بابا غَنُّوج ‎[L] baked eggplant, mashed with tahini sauce, lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, and spices;

بَابَا غَنُّوْج ‎[P] dip made of sesame paste, garlic, and mashed roasted eggplant (literally means “pampered papa”, and might come from the fact that supposedly a member of the royal harem invented it); {bāba ġɑnnūj}

مِش قَلِيْل ‎[P] that is not nothing, that's not a small amount; {miš qalīl}
‏فِيْه نَاسِ الي... بَسّ هَدَوْلِ قْلَال ‎[P] there are people who... but they are few; {fīᴴ nāsᴵ-l-y... bass hadōlᵉ qºlāl}
‏عَ القَلِيْلِة ‎[P] at least; {ʕa-l-qalīle}
‏على القَلِيل / عَ القَلِيل ‎[L] at least, as in:
‏عَلى القَليل اْنْتُظُرِي بابا ‎[L] at least wait for dad;

وِقِعِ بْشِلِّة بَابا حَسَن ‎[S] He got into bad company,
‏وِقِعِ بْمَشَاكِل مِن وَقِت كان عِمْرَو تْمِنْتَعْش ‎[S] He got into trouble when he was 18 years old

بابا إِدِّاني أَأْآه ‎[E] Papa gave me a spanking

بابا غَنُّوْج ‎[E] dip made of sesame pate, garlic, and roasted eggplant;
‏على بابا ‎[E] roughly: whose leg do you think you're pulling;
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بابه خُشّ / اُدْخُل وِاْقْفِل البَوَّابة ‎[E] Baaba, come in and close the door (Against the cold);
‏زَرْع بابه يِغْلِب النَهَّابَة ‎[E] the crops planted in Baaba are so great that they overwhelm the plunderers;
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كُلّ بابا ما يْزُوْزْنا يِبَشْرَقْنا بْقِرْشَين ‎[E] every time my father comes to visit us he spends money on us generously;
‏بَشْرَق عَيْنَيْه ‎[E] to feast one's eyes on, give one's eyes a treat;

بابا مْحَرَّم الكُوْتْشِينة فِ البَيت ‎[E] Dad has forbidden card-playing in the house
‏ربّنا ما يحرّمني منك ‎[E] may God never deprive me of you, a phrase often said to one's parents or loved ones

حَتْدَخْمِس عَلى بابا ‎[E] who are you trying to fool (literally: are you trying to fool dad?)

بابا خُشّ وِاْقْفِلِ الدُرَّابة (now it's the month of) Baaba, come in and close the gate (against the cold);

خَلِّي فْ قَلْبَك رَحْمة ‎[E] keep some mercy in your heart! show some compassion!
‏راجِلِ الرَحْمة مَنْزُوْعة مِن قَلْبُه ‎[E] a man with not a trace of compassion in his heart;
‏وِرَحْمِة ‎[E] a strong oath sworn by the dead, as in:
‏وِرَحْمِة أَبُوْيا ‎[E] by my (dead) father's soul!
‏وِرَحْمِة بابا = وِدِيني = والله = نوع من أنواع الحلفان ‎[E] a strong oath;
‏ورحمة بابا ما أنا واكلة = و الله مش هأكل ‎[E] I am not going to eat!
‏اِتْوَفَّى لْرَحْمِةِ الله ‎[E] he died (and went to rest) in God's mercy;
‏بِساطِ الرَحمة ‎[E] baldaquin, carried at Coptic funerals;
‏عَليه أَلْفِ رَحْمة ‎[E] a thousand mercies on his soul;
‏ولا تِرْحَم وَلا تْسِيب رَحْمِة رَبِّنا تِنْزِل = مش عايز يساعدني ومش عايز حد يساعدني كمان ‎[E] you are not merciful nor will you let God's mercy descend on me, meaning you don't want to help me and you won't let anyone else help me;
‏تَحْتِ رَحْمِة + إضافة ‎[E] at the mercy of; under the thumb of (s.o. or s.th.)

هُوَّ اْنْتَ بِتْسِبّ فْ بابا كمان ‎[E] you (dare to) insult Father also?
‏إنْ شُفتُه بيسِبّ اِعْرَف إنُّه بيحِبّ ‎[E] Proverb: if you see him insulting others (defending someone), then he must be in love;

ماما تسلك إيد بابا من إيدي ‎[E] mom pried dad's hand off of mine

عينُه في ‎[E] he want's (s.th.) very badly;
‏اِشتِريهَا لْها مَا دام عينْها فيها ‎[E] buy it for her as long as she want's it so badly;
‏عَيْـن في الجنة وعَيـْن في النار ‎[E] trying to make a hard choice, or choose between two things (نار here does not necessarily refer to hell but more to the difficulty of the choice; both choices can be good);
‏عَينُه على to have one's eye on s.th. in a way that shows desire, to "eye" s.th. longingly or greedily;
‏عَينُه على البِتّ دي ‎[E] he has his eye on that girl;
‏حاجة عليها العين ‎[E] something desirable;
‏عيني عليك بَرْدا ‎[E] may I not be envious of you (said to emphasize admiration without attracting the evil eye);
‏عين (ـه) من حد ‎[E] his eye is on him;
‏عينه منها ‎[E] he has his eye on her
‏زمان كان عينيها من بابا ‎[E] she had her on her dad
‏بعدما عرف إن الواد عينيه مني = بعد ما عرف إن الواد بيبص عليها بشهوة

عَلي بابا دَخَلِ المَغَارة وِكَبِّش فِ الفِلُوس ‎[E] Ali Baba entered the cave and grabbed the money in handfuls;
‏نِحُطِّ السِماد بالتَكْبِيش ‎[E] we put down the fertilizer by handfuls;

ده كلام = أَهُو كَلام ‎[E] that's just words! (has a variety of uses, often expresses shock or that one is contradicting someone, even in a politely way, like if someone refuses a drink, one might reply "you're just saying that!");
‏ايه الكلام ده؟! what are you saying, that's nonsense (lit. what is this talk?);
‏الكَلام فِ الحُبّ مِش كِفاية ‎[E] talking about love is not enough;
‏كلام رِجالة ‎[E] a man's talk, meaning the talk of someone who is responsible, a "man" in his words;
‏كلام رِجاليّ ‎[E] talk for men only (i.e. sexual stuff not considered appropriate for women to hear);
‏الكَلام سَهْلِ إِنَّما الفِعْل صَعْب ‎[E] proverb: talk is easy, but action is hard;
‏مِشِي لا كَلام وَلا حَدِيْت ‎[E] he left without a word;
‏هِيَّ دي عايْزة كَلام ‎[E] does this really need discussion? it does without saying;
‏رِجِع في كلامُه ‎[E] to go back on one's word;
‏عَنْدِ مِينِ الكَلام دا ‎[E] says who?
‏كَلامَك ‎[E] your bid (in cards);
‏راجِل عَلَيه كَلام ‎[E] a man of dubious reputation (a man with gossip on him);
‏بِيِطْلَع عَلَيه كَلام ‎[E] people say things about him;
‏بيرموا عليّ كلام: they throw words at me, meaning they speak to me or gossip about me meanly;
‏الكَلام عَلَيها ‎[E] she is spoken for (in marriage);
‏انت مالكش كلام عليها ‎[E] you have no right to say anything to her;
‏ما فيش كَلام ‎[E] it goes without saying;
‏دا كَلام جَرايِد ‎[E] that's newspaper talk, i.e. nonsense, the stuff of tabloids;
‏أنا جايْ لَك فِ الكَلام ‎[E] I'm coming to that;
‏هُوَّ عَنْدِ كَلامُه ‎[E] he is keeping his word;
‏سِمِعِ الكَلام ‎[E] to do as one is told, as in:
‏ما تِسْمَع كَلام بابا ‎[E] do as dad says!
‏يِبِيع بِكلام واحِد ‎[E] he sells at fixed prices;
‏كَلامِ اللَيْل مَدْهُون بِزِبْدة لـمّا يِطْلَع عَلَيه النَها يِسِيح ‎[E] proverb: evening words are buttered, when the sun rises they melt away, meaning evening words/deals are not like those of the morning;
‏رَبِّنَا يِجْعَل كَلَأمْنَا خَفِيف عَلَيْهُم ‎[E] Lord, make our speech light (innocuous) on them (i.e. let our speech be good, not overly long, etc. Them refers to the masters, or the jinn and demons, الجن والعفاريت والاسياد ).
‏اِسْمَع الكلام ‎[E] listen to what is being said, listen to what (i'm) saying
‏أَسْمَع كَلامَك أَصَدِّقَك، أَشُوف أُمُورَك أَْستِعْجِب ‎[E] you talk the talk, but don't walk the walk. said to someone who says something good, but does the opposite. (i hear your talk and I believe you, and I see your actions and I am amazed.)
‏الكَلَام أَخْدِ وْعَطَا ‎[E] talking is give and take
‏أَيِّ كَلام ‎[E] either 1. nonsense, or 2. any which way, whatever, however

بزَّاف عْلَى بَاباك تَعْطِيْنِي بُوْنْيَا ‎[M] The hell you're going to hit me!
‏وَالله يا بَابَاك وْنْقبْطك / نْشدّك ‎[M] There'll be hell to pay if I catch you! (نقبط from قبض )
‏هادا اْحْمق، دِّيْو بَاباه ‎[M] This guy's nuts, take him away! (دّيو is from ودّى )

البَابا ‎[E.G.] the Pope

عَلِي بابا ‎[G] Ali Baba (major figure in the traditional stories of a thousand and one nights.)
‏عَلِي بابا ‎[G] Ali Baba
‏كَنْز علي باب ‎[G] Ali Baba's treasure
‏جالِس (يالِس) على كَنْز عَلي بابا ‎[G] sitting on Ali Baba's treasure, filthy rich

أَمُر بَاْبَوِي ‎[I] a papal edict.

بابا انطيني خرجية رايح للسينما اليوم ‎[I] Dad, give me some money to go out. I'm going to the movies today