يا ابن الكلب

Arabic · dialect-dependent; see usage_notes

4/5 · Strong

Romanisation ya ibn al-kalb

What it means

Strong personal insult involving parentage.

Literally “you son of a dog”. Short editorial gloss; not an etymological claim.

Pronunciation Heard as “ya ibn el kalb”

Heard aliases are retrieval hints, not pronunciation instruction. Accent, tone, vowel length and consonant contrasts may be lost.

Used as Directed insult
How it's used

Dialectal pronunciation often differs from this broad transliteration.

How strong is it? 4/5 · Strong

Dialectal pronunciation often differs from this broad transliteration. Ratings are editorial estimates, not universal or survey-calibrated.

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