EA: طقت في دماغي

[CZAREK]

Hi guys,

I would like to ask you what طقت في دماغي means in following
expression.

طقت فى دماغى بعد ما كنتش مش عارفه اعمل ايه ​

I found verb طقَّ=Ta22a=to burst,to explode

Thank you so much.
Czarek​

 

[cherine]

Hi,

We say that an idea طقت في دماغي when you have a sudden idea, and sometimes also when that idea is a bit crazy.

As you said, ta22 means to burst, and this may be the origin of the metaphor/expression.

 

[CZAREK]

Hi,

We say that an idea طقت في دماغي when you have a sudden idea, and sometimes also when that idea is a bit crazy.

As you said, ta22 means to burst, and this may be the origin of the metaphor/expression.

Thanx a lot Cherine.

 

[Haroon]

It may be: (suddenly) it struck me.

 

[Interprete]

May I cut in, just to ask what the translation of the sentence is?

طقت فى دماغى بعد ما كنتش مش عارفه اعمل ايه

I don't understand the 'kuntesh' here.
Thanks!

 

[cherine]

Thanx a lot Cherine.

You're most welcome

It may be: (suddenly) it struck me.

I think this is a very good translation.

May I cut in, just to ask what the translation of the sentence is?

طقت فى دماغى بعد ما كنتش مش عارفه اعمل ايه
I don't understand the 'kuntesh' here.

ما كنتش is the verb to be negated كنت = I was, ما كنتش = I was not.
But the structure is not very accurate, I think the ش is a typo, it should normally be بعد ما كنت مش عارفة .

The sentence says:
I didn't know what to do, then it suddenly struck me
(I reversed the order because I think it sounds more natural like this in English).