زيد وعبيد

English translation: Tom, Dick and Harry

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Arabic term or phrase:	زيد وعبيد
English translation:	Tom, Dick and Harry
Entered by:	Ludina Sallam

17:09 Apr 18, 2023

Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / ٍFolk stories

Arabic term or phrase: زيد وعبيد

These are not just two ordinary names, they are characters in a folk story, and this expression is often used in Arabic and has some meaning. What is this meaning in Arabic? How should one translate this into English? I know that English speakers will not be familiar with these names.

Ludina Sallam KudoZ activity Questions: 15 (none open) Answers: 151 United States
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Tom, Dick and Harry

Explanation:
anybody or everybody; random or unknown people

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Note added at 30 mins (2023-04-18 17:39:55 GMT)
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https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/tom-dick...

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Lotfi Abdolhaleem
Egypt
Local time: 10:23

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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +4

Tom, Dick and Harry

Lotfi Abdolhaleem

So and So

Abdul Quddous Fathi

Answers

3 mins confidence:

So and So

Explanation:
Zaid and Ebaid refer to any anonymous random people so I think so and so in English is a good equivalent.

Abdul Quddous Fathi
Egypt
Local time: 10:23
Native speaker of:

Arabic

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks for your help!

Asker: Good answer.

Asker: Both are good answers but I had to choose one. Thanks!

21 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

زيد وعبيد = فلان وعلان

Tom, Dick and Harry

This was not information for every Tom, Dick, and Harry to have access to;

https://ar.glosbe.com/ar/en/%D9%81%D9%8F%D9%84%D9%8E%D8%A7%D9%86%20%D9%88%D9%8E%D8%B9%D9%8E%D9%84%D9%8E%D9%91%D8%A7%D9%86

Lotfi Abdolhaleem
Egypt
Local time: 10:23
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Arabic
PRO pts in category: 8

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks for your help!

Asker: Good answer.

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