Glossary entry

Arabic term or phrase:

كيف لا

English translation:

why not / what forbids

Added to glossary by adel almergawy
Aug 13, 2020 15:01
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Arabic term

كيف لا

Arabic to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature Contemporary novel
يتناقل الناس كرامات الإدريسي بكل عقلانية وقناعة، كيف لا وهو حفيد النبي محمد، ابن ابنته فاطمة الزهراء.
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Aug 18, 2020 22:43: adel almergawy Created KOG entry

Discussion

Yassine El Bouknify Aug 13, 2020:
كيف لا It's used to emphasis that it's not surprising
You can translate it as "How come not", or unsurprisingly, he is the prophet's grandchild

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why not / what forbids

/why not / what forbids
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How come not

and how come not= و كيف لا
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agree Ismaël Kouddane
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the more reason

The more reason is that he is the prophet's....

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Note added at 4 mins (2020-08-13 15:05:30 GMT)
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all the more reason
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How can they not?

How can they not? He's the descendent of the prophet.
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