2007-01-23 01:09:28 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Africa & Middle East ➔ Egypt
I know what idditu means, it means she gave him. but I don't know what bumba means.
2007-01-23 01:10:30 · update #1
In what situations do you use it?
Thanks in advance!!
2007-01-23 01:19:02 · update #2
U made me giggle a bit. Ahmed's right, and it is also like I screwed him. Or if u give somebody an appointment and miss it , then u "idditeah bumba", Also, if you promise someone something and don't keep ur promise .But I wouldn't say it is a swear word. It's not a big word. Anybody can say it. But it is not formal. You can't say it in a meeting for example. Literal translation would be "I gave him a bomb".
Notice something , "idditu" is right for both a feminine and a masculine speaker.
Keep asking more Qs like these here in Egypt category. This is fun.
2007-01-23 01:36:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
When "idditu bumba " is translated literaly it means :"i gave him a bomb " , but it's , in fact , an Egyptian idiom which means :"i left him hanging (waiting)without showing up ! "
it's used when you tell someone that you're going to meet him somewhere at sometime ,but you don't turn up , so you say that idiom .
2007-01-26 22:46:42 · answer #2 · answered by xXblacknwhiteXx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone here is right (lol).
Its a slang word used when u blew someone off, or dump someone. For example, when a girl dumps a guy, then 'idditou Bomba". pls do as youssef said, i really love it when someone asks about our very weird slang :)
2007-01-23 02:34:08 · answer #3 · answered by Nanou (",) 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
bumba is the bomb!!this means that x has deceived y!!x is saying this to z because he feels his superiority over y because he managed to dump y !!that's pure Egyptian psycho feelings!!which r not available anywhere else!!
2007-01-23 08:57:44 · answer #4 · answered by donia f 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
ahmed and youssef are right..
the situation may be like this: you agree with someone to meet at 7, and then u never show up! u gave him a bomba!!
2007-01-23 01:45:33 · answer #5 · answered by Stratomanssy 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
hahaa it means give him a punch but if u translate lit literally it means give him a bomb no it isnt a swear word
2007-01-23 01:17:34 · answer #6 · answered by Sm1l3y 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
haaaaahahaha
this is funny
:)
youssef and ahmed are correct
ha
2007-01-26 10:23:24 · answer #7 · answered by Daraweesh rocks!=) aka Shankooty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means I screwed him up
2007-01-23 01:45:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
lol ,I've no clue,so hope the guys up there did help.
2007-01-23 01:39:05 · answer #9 · answered by Maro's mom 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋