idiom [noun]

Ebrania ya kale

Maana (Definition)

Literally ancient Hebrew; used metaphorically for complex or unintelligible code/script.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

ancient Hebrew script / indecipherable text

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

ebrania ya kale

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Swahili Literary Metaphor

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Maelekezo hayo yalikuwa kama Ebrania ya kale kwa wanafunzi."

Translation: Those instructions were like ancient Hebrew to the students.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

lugha ngumu Fumbo