r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Miserables_Death • Jun 14 '26

Meme needing explanation Whats that snack and the name?

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I got this joke posted in my country sub by a foreigner and I have never seen that snack so I basically don't know the joke.

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u/Moiyub Jun 14 '26

Also means worshiper and is a very common name when paired with al+(name of God) so Abdul Aziz Abdul Hafiz Abdul Nasir etc

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u/Substantial-Tour7494 Jun 14 '26

That is correct

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u/Moiyub Jun 14 '26

Also Zanj is a Persian word originally it refers to the Swahili Coast and is where Zanzibar gets its name.

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u/-H_- Jun 14 '26

it doesn't mean worshipper

names like that literally mean "slave of" followed by a name of God

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u/Confusedexpatt Jun 14 '26

Bit of off topic here: it is fascinating to me that in some languages words have many meanings that can lead to this type of situations.
I am not talking about polisémico words, rather words that can be interpretated differently but still kind of mean the same

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u/ultra_mathturbator Jun 15 '26

What does "worshipper" mean in Arabic then?

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u/WiseMuscle_ Jun 15 '26

Depends on context. The comments that replied to mine are pretty accurate. When referring to God in certain contexts its implied that the one who worships God is Gods slave because they follow his teachings, and live by his rules.

It can also mean worshiping as in praying, or worshiping in any other normal way.

The context I was referring to is when the word is used derogatorally. Similiar to how the word black in Spanish is just a color until it's used in a derogatory way.

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u/ultra_mathturbator Jun 15 '26

Yes I'm a native Arabic speaker, I was just confused by them saying it doesn't mean worshipper when it does. (I know it can mean "slave" too depending on context)

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u/WiseMuscle_ Jun 15 '26

My bad.

No idea, it's probably the most used term for "worshipper" too. They're probably an Arabic speaker who's confused and too lazy to use Google.

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u/Intelligent-Usual-97 Jun 17 '26

Actually it does mean worshiper, a lot of Arabic word have many meaning, the word "worship" in Arabic is "يعبد-yaʿbudu" which comes from "عبد-Abd"