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A.alnakkas · 14th January 2012, 05:56 PM

I got nothing to add here except for the correct meaning of "Abu Fatilla"

In a literal translation, Abu Fatilla indeed would mean "father of the match" but "abu" is used here to denote "the one with the match"

14th January 2012, 05:56 PM	#38
A.alnakkas Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kuwait Posts: 1,340	I got nothing to add here except for the correct meaning of "Abu Fatilla" In a literal translation, Abu Fatilla indeed would mean "father of the match" but "abu" is used here to denote "the one with the match"