fri., 15 june, 2012: arabic & russian roulettes?: give us This Day our Daily Curse

ARABIC: شَهيد — šahīd ‡
RUSSIAN: бомбила — bombila … ‡‡
RUSSIAN: бомбить — bombit´ ‡‡‡
RUSSIAN: шахид-такси — šahīd-taksi … ‡‡‡‡

• ‡ ) Lit., “martyr” — i.e., suicide bomber
• ‡‡ ) бомбила — bombila = Unlicensed, unauthorized, bootleg Moscow taxi driver, with a reputation for being mad & bad & dangerous to be with — usu. an imigrant fr. the Caucasus (a Eurasian region betw. the Caspian & Black Seas); likely to be driving a vehicle held together with chicken wire & gum, & acting with a blithe disregard for traffic laws;
• ‡‡‡ ) бомбить — bombit´ = (to) work as a bootleg Moscow taxi driver;
• ‡‡‡‡ ) шахид-такси — šahīd-taksi = Rattletrap taxicab driven by unlicensed, unauthorized, bootleg Moscow taxi driver (Etym, Arab., شَهيد — šahīd = suicide bomber; martyr)

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