إطلاق نار من سيارة مارة
itlaq nar min sayyara marra
The phrase "drive by" in Arabic is إطلاق نار من سيارة مارة (itlaq nar min sayyara marra).
This phrase is used to describe a drive-by shooting, specifically an attack where gunmen shoot at a target from a moving vehicle. It is commonly used in news reporting and formal contexts to describe this specific criminal act.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of itlaq nar (shooting/firing), min (from) and sayyara marra (a passing car).
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase uses the noun itlaq (firing/launching) rather than a verb to describe the event as a noun phrase.
How do you pronounce it?
itlaq nar min sayyara marra
Did you know?
- In Arabic, the word for 'firing' إطلاق is also used in completely different contexts to mean releasing a prisoner or launching a rocket.
- The word for 'car' سيارة is built from the root for 'traveling' or 'moving'. It literally describes a 'frequently moving' thing.
- The term سيارة مارة uses a specific form of the word 'passing' that implies the vehicle was just transitioning through a space without stopping.
Examples in context
- في الطريق إلى المدينة، قامت السيارة بالمرور بسرعة بجوار المحطة.On the way to the city, the car drove by quickly next to the station.
- وقع إطلاق نار من سيارة مارة في الشارع.waqa'a itlaq nar min sayyara marra fi al-shari'.A drive-by shooting occurred in the street.
- الشرطة تحقق في إطلاق نار من سيارة مارة.al-shurta tuhaqqiqu fi itlaq nar min sayyara marra.The police are investigating a drive-by shooting.
Example conversation
Nour and Omar are discussing a news report at home.
- نور Nourهل سمعت عن إطلاق نار من سيارة مارة؟hal sami'ta 'an itlaq nar min sayyara marra?Did you hear about the drive-by shooting?
- عمر Omarنعم، لقد شاهدت الخبر في التلفاز.na'am, laqad shahadtu al-khabar fi al-tilfaz.Yes, I saw the news on television.
- نور Nourالأمر يبدو خطيراً للغاية في هذه المدينة.al-amr yabdu khatiran lil-ghaya fi hadhihi al-madina.It sounds very dangerous in this city.
- عمر Omarيجب علينا توخي الحذر يا نور.yajibu 'alayna tawakkhi al-hadhar ya Nour.We must be careful, Nour.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries إطلاق, سيارة, من, نار, CC BY-SA 4.0.
