EL-ꜧAMD LIL̄AНالحَمد لِلَّه
is very commonly heard from Arabs, as well as from Muslims in general. It
literally means “praise to Allah”, from
ꜧAMDحَمد
“praise” or “worship”. The “oo” sound you heard in between is a residue of
Standard Arabic grammar. We didn’t bother to write it in the dialect.
EL-ꜧAMD LIL̄AНالحَمد لِلَّه
is a way to say that you are doing well. It also used to say that you are
full after a meal. It can be used when things aren’t going well, but you
want to emphasize that with Allah, all is well anyways:
EL-ꜧAMD LIL̄AНالحَمد لِلَّه. In the next clip, at one point, we will hear Slimen be asked to say it
by his mother, in an almost reproachful tone, as though he was whining or
complaining. The article is often dropped in
EL-ꜧAMD LIL̄AНالحَمد لِلَّه, as you will hear.
