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Originally Posted by Timbit
Fata is not really between adolescence and manhood then, is it? It's just adolescence.
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going along with what arabesque said...
its common to hear arabs continue calling one of the phases for a looooong time, even when theyre long past it...
for example.. my mom may see a girl and say "tafla" even though shes way past being a child, she's like 20s. this is done alot for rajul too, which is for men only (never women alone), ill say rajul for someone who is older than 30's or someone who is in early his 20s instead of saying sheb or kahl.