Syrian Arabic: You can give your child a time out

[scetis]

Is there a word in Syrian Arabic/Levantine for a 'time out'. For example, "You can give your child a time out instead of spanking them."

I know there is the word الخصام but I think a time out is a bit different?

 

[elroy]

In Palestinian I think I would say "make them sit in the corner."

بتقدر تقعّد ابنك بالقرنة بدال ما تضربو
bti2dar-i-t2a33ed 2ibnak bil-2urne badaal ma-tuDrubo

خصام means "conflict" and has nothing to do with this.

 

[scetis]

خصام means "conflict" and has nothing to do with this.

That's great to know... I'm glad you added that.

 

[cherine]

خصام means "conflict" and has nothing to do with this.

Really? In Egypt, خصام refers to not talking with someone because you're upset with them.
For example:
أنا مخاصماك = I'm not talking to you (or it "with you"? )
الولاد اتخانقوا على الكورة وخاصموا بعض they fought over the ball and stopped talking/are not talking with each other.

The term is mostly used with children, friends, couples and lovers. But it would sound childish in some context, like two countries cutting ties

 

[elroy]

Yes, that's what I meant by "conflict" - interpersonal conflict. In English, conflict isn't just political, and it can be between just two people or it can occur on a broader scale.

 

[cherine]

What I meant is that الخصام itself is not the conflict, but the result of it, i.e. they stopped talking with each other due to/after a conflict.

So we can use it in this context. A mother can tell her son: لو ما سمعتش الكلام حخاصمك = I won't talk with you. Not that this is the best translation for "give a time out", but I wanted to say that the word can work in this context, at least in Egyptian Arabic. I don't know about Syrian.

 

[Ghabi]

Perhaps the point is that time-out is more about a child being secluded at a certain place, than about his not being talked to, so khaaSem might not fit here?

 

[scetis]

What I meant is that الخصام itself is not the conflict, but the result of it, i.e. they stopped talking with each other due to/after a conflict.

So we can use it in this context. A mother can tell her son: لو ما سمعتش الكلام حخاصمك = I won't talk with you. Not that this is the best translation for "give a time out", but I wanted to say that the word can work in this context, at least in Egyptian Arabic. I don't know about Syrian.

That's how I heard it when I was in Egypt to... there was definitely that element of conflict.