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nickname for arab/muslim husband
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Hi,
I need a word by which a white woman, rather uneducated and rough would call her UK Muslim husband in her family circle with certain affection but also a reference to his culture that is foreign to hers. No negative connotations.
Thank you.
I need a word by which a white woman, rather uneducated and rough would call her UK Muslim husband in her family circle with certain affection but also a reference to his culture that is foreign to hers. No negative connotations.
Thank you.
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| 3 +5 | Habibi |
Darius Saczuk
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| 3 | anta zawji el azeez/anta fata ahlami |
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
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Darius Saczuk
United States
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Habibi
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Note added at 8 mins (2016-03-12 21:26:00 GMT)
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vs. "Hubby".
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Note added at 8 mins (2016-03-12 21:26:00 GMT)
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vs. "Hubby".
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Erzsébet Czopyk
: Habibi - in her family circle with certain affection - perfect. Habibi is either a friend, a boy/girl friend, husband or wife, a relative, or a familiar person to you whom you like in different way. Even if you are calling a person of the same gender, you
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Thank you, Erzsébet.
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Anton Konashenok
: Yes, but with a comment: "habibi" is literally "my friend", and it covers the whole spectrum from admiration of one's life partner to a casual show of respect in a conversation (hence the use of "my friend" as a term of address by Arabs speaking English)
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Yes. I will provide references later when I get on my computer. Thank you, Anton.
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Veronika McLaren
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Kind thanks, Veronika.
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B D Finch
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Thank you!
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acetran
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Thank you, acetran!
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Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
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anta zawji el azeez/anta fata ahlami
you my dearest husband: anta zawji el azeez أنت زوجي إل عزيز
you my dream man: anta fata ahlami أنت فتى أحلامي
you my dream man: anta fata ahlami أنت فتى أحلامي
Discussion
Family circle is just relatives who are close to her but not necessarily immediate family, although it is not really important, I think.
it could also well be that in "her family circle" means: she + her parents + her cousins;
she might well address him as Habibi, but I doubt that she would refer to him as Habibi when speaking with her own parents and cousins;
Asker, more context needed.
More importantly: is you ask for some bowdlerized version of slang, you might as well try squaring the circle ...