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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 2 1 2 Mubarak=happy? #116649 12/02/03 03:05 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,004 London, UK shanks old hand shanks old hand Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,004 London, UK Anna Mubarak does not, as far as I can tell, directly equal 'happy' expect in that it takes the place of the 'happy' in our greetings: 'Happy New Year' etc. But in these greetings, the 'happy' is actually a contraction of 'have a happy', if you know what I mean. And 'mubarak', though the arabiphones or Muslims here might correct me on this one, is closer to 'celebrate' or 'rejoice' than to happy. This interpretation of mine, though, is based not on any knowledge of the language, but on reference to the context in which it was used in my childhood and youth. Hope it helps. cheer the sunshine warrior Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Mubarak=happy? #116650 12/02/03 04:30 PM Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 555 M maahey OP addict OP maahey addict M Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 555 I always thought 'mubarak' meant, 'Congratulations'. Shanks, isn't the Urdu/?Hindi response to good news, (the birth of a child, a new job) usually, 'Mubarak Ho'? What it means in Hosni's surname I have no clue....maybe it means something else in Arabic? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Mubarak=happy? #116651 12/02/03 08:02 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA "Mubarak - Happy, blessed" http://www.el-shella.com/kids/MaleArabicNames.htm#M "In 2001, the US Postal Service issued the Eid Greetings stamp. The Arabic calligraphy, by the noted American calligrapher Mohamed Zakariya, says "Eid Mubarak" "Blessed Eid." This is the first U.S. stamp ever issued to commemorate an Islamic holiday." http://mec.sas.upenn.edu/marhaba/holidays.htm Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 2 of 2 1 2 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,317 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 811 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 31 A C Bowden 13 LukeJavan8 1 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,542 wofahulicodoc 10,534 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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