طلع تاكل الكرموس، نزل شكون قالها ليك

Moroccan Arabic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Literally: “come on up to eat figs. go back down, who told you [to do] that?”

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tˤlaʕ taː.ku.l‿ɪl.kar.muːs nzal ʃkuːn qaːl.ha liːk/

Proverb

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طلع تاكل الكرموس، نزل شكون قالها ليك (ṭlaʕ tākul el-karmūs, nzal škūn qālha līk)

  1. Used when someone tells someone else to do something and then criticises them for it (because they changed their mind in the meantime, etc.).