توهق
Gulf Arabic
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Pronunciation
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[edit]تَوَهَّق • (tawahhag) (imperfective يِتْوَهَّق (yitwahhag))
- to fall into trouble
- 2010 October 10, “كواليس”, in Alanbaa Daily[1]:
- "مخرج توهق بفنان شاب مو ملتزم بتصوير مشاهده في مسلسله اليديد بسبة إنه مشغول مع والدته المريضة وبعد مراقبته طلع مقزرها قز بالمجمعات التجارية والقهاوي.. استبدله وفك عمرك! "
- A director fell into troubles with an undisciplined young actor who can't do his scenes because he is busy with [taking care of] his ill mother, and after monitoring him it was revealed that he was spending all his time in shopping malls and coffee shops... Replace him and find salvation!
Related terms
[edit]- وهقة (wahga, “trouble, problem”)