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[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Someone on Reddit said the term 'ردف' is used, which is apparently both 'buttocks' and 'follows', but I don't speak Arabic so I can't confirm which version is closer. Google Translate would seem to suggest that the original poster is closer (if still taking some translation liberties)

https://www.aldiwan.net/poem3706.html

[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago

Sounds like English "behind" which means both as well