Mary Allen
Gabatarwa: Asalin "Malayya Kamar Kare"
Kalmar “marasa lafiya kamar kare” kalma ce da aka saba amfani da ita wajen kwatanta mutumin da ke fama da rashin lafiya. Asalin wannan magana ya kasance batun muhawara tsakanin masana harshe da masana tarihi shekaru da yawa. Wasu sun gaskata cewa furucin ya samo asali ne a zamanin dā, yayin da wasu ke nuna cewa tana da tushe na baya-bayan nan. A cikin wannan labarin, za mu bincika tarihi da ma'anar "marasa lafiya kamar kare" da kuma dawwamammen gadonsa a cikin harshen Ingilishi.
Karnuka a cikin Shahararrun Al'adu da Adabi
Karnuka sun kasance suna da matsayi na musamman a cikin al'adun mutane na dubban shekaru. An kwatanta su a cikin fasaha, adabi, da tatsuniyoyi a matsayin amintattun sahabbai, masu tsaro, har ma a matsayin halittun Allah. A cikin al'adu da yawa, karnuka suna da alaƙa da warkarwa da kariya, kuma an yi imanin suna da iko na musamman. Alal misali, a ƙasar Masar ta dā, ana daraja karnuka a matsayin dabbobi masu tsarki kuma an gaskata cewa suna da ikon warkar da rashin lafiya.
Amfanin "Malayya A Matsayin Kare" a cikin Maganganu na Idiomatic
Kalmar “marasa lafiya kamar kare” misali ne na furci na ban mamaki, wanda ke nufin cewa ba za a iya fahimtar ma’anarta daga ainihin ma’anar kalmominsa ba. Kalmomin magana da harshe ɗaya ce ta harshe, kuma galibi ana amfani da su don isar da wani sauti ko motsin rai. A cikin yanayin "marasa lafiya kamar kare," ana amfani da kalmar don isar da ma'anar rashin lafiya ko rashin jin daɗi. Sauran misalan maganganun magana sun haɗa da "kuba guga," "riƙe dawakinku," da "jawo ƙafar wani."