Mar 26, 2023 10:04
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Arabic term

رصع مؤخراتهم

Arabic to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
Hi everyone,

This is from a scene where a mother is talking about how she disciplines her children.

I don't understand how this verb works here.

أو بقرصهم بشد جلد بطونهم ورصع مؤخراتهم، هذه هي الطريقة


Thank you!

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spanking them

If someone spanks a child, they punish them by hitting them on the bottom several times with their hand.
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agree Mowafak Mohamed
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Slapping their butts

رَصَعَ الوَلَدَ : ضَرَبَهُ بِيَدِهِ
https://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-ar/رصع/#:~:text=رصع - ترص...
Is it normal for parents to slap their children's butts?
https://www.reddit.com/r/family/comments/lme4gy/is_it_normal...
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smack their butts

If you smack someone, you hit them with your hand
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