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منحبكجي

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Arabic

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Etymology

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From North Levantine Arabic مِنْحِبَّك (minḥibbak, we love you) +‎ ـجِيّ (-jiyy).[1] It was coined by protesters to Bashar al-Assad.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /min.ħib.bak.d͡ʒijj/

Noun

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مِنْحِبَّكْجِيّ (minḥibbakjiyym

  1. (slang, derogatory) someone perceived to be a supporter of an existing authoritarian regime; a loyalist

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Adjective

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مِنْحِبَّكْجِيّ (minḥibbakjiyy) (feminine مِنْحِبَّكْجِيَّة (minḥibbakjiyya), masculine plural مِنْحِبَّكْجِيُّونَ (minḥibbakjiyyūna), feminine plural مِنْحِبَّكْجِيَّات (minḥibbakjiyyāt))

  1. (slang, derogatory) pertaining to someone perceived to be a supporter of an existing authoritarian regime; loyalist

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Descendants

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  • English: minhibbakji

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 N. Neggaz (2013) “Syria's Arab Spring: language enrichment in the midst of revolution”, in Linguistics, Political Science, Sociology[1], page 17