لا ناقة له فيه ولا جمل

Arabic

Etymology

Literally, “he has neither a female nor a male camel in it”. Attributed to a 6th-century conflict in the Arabian peninsula known as the Basus War.

Phrase

لَا ناقةَ لَهُ فِيهِ وَلَا جَمَلَ‎ • (lā nāqata lahu fīhi walā jamala)

  1. (idiomatic) having no connection or benefit to it, it does not concern him; he is not affected by it; he is indifferent about it
    • 2009, وليد عوض [Walid Awad], بشارة الخوري فارس الموارنة العرب, volume 1, Lebanon: دار الأفكار للنشر, page 376:
      ‏كذلك ظلموا النائب يوسف كرم حين حملوه مكيدة ضد حكومة الاستقلال أمام البرلمان، لم يكن له فيها ناقة ولا جمل.‎‎
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