"minhibbakji" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: minhibbakjis [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic مِنْحِبَّكْجِيّ (minḥibbakjiyy), from North Levantine Arabic مِنْحِبَّك (minḥibbak, “we love you”) + ـجِيّ (-jiyy). It was coined by protesters to Bashar al-Assad. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ar|مِنْحِبَّكْجِيّ}} Borrowed from Arabic مِنْحِبَّكْجِيّ (minḥibbakjiyy), {{suf|ar|حب<lang:apc><alt:مِنْحِبَّك> <t:we love you>|جِيّ|nocat=1}} North Levantine Arabic مِنْحِبَّك (minḥibbak, “we love you”) + ـجِيّ (-jiyy) Head templates: {{en-noun}} minhibbakji (plural minhibbakjis)
  1. In the Arab World, a loyalist Wikipedia link: Bashar al-Assad
    Sense id: en-minhibbakji-en-noun-4cH2Va3g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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