Bogeyman

"Bogeyman" in Arabic

بو خنشة

bū ḵanša

(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories)

بوعو

būʕʕu

(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories)

بُعْبُع

buʕbuʕ

(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories)

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