السحم دحم بو

English translation: Finders keepers, losers weepers

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Arabic term or phrase:السحم دحم بو
English translation:Finders keepers, losers weepers
Entered by: Muhammad Said

23:19 Jun 15, 2016
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Arabic term or phrase: السحم دحم بو
السحم دحم بو الواد طالع لأبوه
Mandy K
Local time: 13:22
Finders keepers, losers weepers
Explanation:
It is السح الدح أمبو. This phrase was first coined by the Egyptian sha'abi singer, Ahmed Adaweyah in one of his songs.
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Muhammad Said
Egypt
Local time: 15:22
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4Finders keepers, losers weepers
Muhammad Said
4like father like son
fatma abou auf (X)


  

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Finders keepers, losers weepers


Explanation:
It is السح الدح أمبو. This phrase was first coined by the Egyptian sha'abi singer, Ahmed Adaweyah in one of his songs.

Muhammad Said
Egypt
Local time: 15:22
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like father like son


Explanation:
it's an Egyptian song he was praising his son by saying he will be like his father

fatma abou auf (X)
Egypt
Local time: 15:22
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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