شارب بول بعير

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Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally: “camel-urine drinker”, based on a hadith in the Sunni standard collection Sahih al-Bukhari (kitāb aṭ-ṭibb, “the Chapter of Medicine”), where Muhammad reportedly recommends a mixture of camel milk and camel urine as medicine. This was done for a particular case and at the end it did work for these particular people.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʃaː.ri.bu baw.li ba.ʕiːr/

Noun[edit]

شارِبُ بَوْلِ بَعِير (šāribu bawli baʕīrm (plural شَارِبُو بَوْلِ بَعِير (šāribū bawli baʕīr), feminine شارِبَةُ بَوْلِ بَعِير (šāribatu bawli baʕīr))

  1. (derogatory, offensive, religious slur, used by atheists and other non-Muslims) a Muslim
    Synonym: صَلْعَمِيّ (ṣalʕamiyy)
  2. (derogatory, offensive, religious slur, used by Shiites and other non-Sunnis) a Sunni
    Synonym: مُتَسَنِّن (mutasannin)

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