Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
كيف لا
English translation:
why not / what forbids
Added to glossary by
adel almergawy
Aug 13, 2020 15:01
3 yrs ago
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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.
Proposed translations
(English)
4 | why not / what forbids | adel almergawy |
5 +1 | How come not | Ashraf Aly CertTrans-CIOL |
5 | How can they not? | Youssef Chabat |
4 | the more reason | ABDESSAMAD BINAOUI |
Change log
Aug 18, 2020 22:43: adel almergawy Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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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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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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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.
Discussion
You can translate it as "How come not", or unsurprisingly, he is the prophet's grandchild