بيت خالتي

[Josh_]

In a book on Arabic synonyms I have under the heading for سجن there appears the term بيت خالتي with the note Levantine. So, I was curious, is this really used as a euphemism and/or humorous term for prison in Levantine dialects?

 

[elroy]

I have never come across this usage in Palestinian Arabic.

 

[cute angel]

Even me I've never saw such a synonym I would say it's just for kidding may be .

If someone asks about the prison his friend will use the term byte khalti.

 

[djara]

This is Tunisian slang. "Fi dar khaltu" means "he's in jail".

 

[zooz]

Yes it's an expression used by Syrians (might be by Lebanese too- not sure) which refers to prison. However, I would not consider it as a synonym but rather a term which makes the word حبس/سجن easy on the ear.

ما سمعت شو صار بأبو خالد؟ أخدو عبيت خالتو امبارح بالليل

I'm surprised to know that it exists in Tunisian as well.

 

[7outa]

This is Tunisian slang. "Fi dar khaltu" means "he's in jail".

Yes, I agree.

 

[raful]

I just ran into this expression بيت خالتك in a Palestinian sketch.
Two girls are talking about traveling to Qatar, to watch the world cup football matches.
One tells the other:
مش كل ايشي بقطر مسموح لك تصوّره, عشان ما تلاقيش حالك في بيت خالتك بالاخر