Sep 9, 2004 14:07
19 yrs ago
Arabic term
Troy
A'u-dhu-bil-la-hi minashaitanir rajim
Non-PRO
Arabic to English
Other
Religion
Posted in a game forum. Several members were trading insults, one decided to post in Arabic. I am trying to determine if he needs to be discplined as well.
Proposed translations
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| 5 +15 | I seek refuge in God from Satan the Condemned |
Aisha Maniar
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| 5 | Seekin Allal's protection from Satan |
Suleiman Al Saqer
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| 5 | Seekin Allal's protection from Satan the condemned. |
Suleiman Al Saqer
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Proposed translations
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Aisha Maniar
Native in English
French/Arabic-English legal translator
Native in: English (Variants: UK, British) 
Works in: Arabic to English, French to English, English
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I seek refuge in God from Satan the Condemned
Actually in saying this, s/he is probably trying to settle the situation and said this in shock concerning what someone else may have said.
This is said to protect oneself from the devil and to drive him away.
This is said to protect oneself from the devil and to drive him away.
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sktrans
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thank you
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Nesrin
: Agree - and just to confirm: this person was NOT accusing anyone of being Satan
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THANKS for this highly useful additional information :-)
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ArabInk
: It's a little bit like saying "Good Lord!" or "God help me!"
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thanks for possible functional equivalents - also "God forbid" or quite English phrases "goodness gracious" or "dearie me" :-)
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Arabicstart
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Will Matter
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Adam Zakrzewski
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Saleh Ayyub
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Amidas
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AhmedAMS
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Stephen Franke
: FYI, that expression is an evocation, not an insult
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YASiN DEMiRKIRAN
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jenan
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Randa Farhat
: agree with Nesrin, ArabInk and Stephen; and, with your explantion on trying to settle a dispute. in short it means: "God Forbid!", as ArabInk posted.
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Mohamed Gaafar
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Sami Khamou
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Graded automatically based on peer agreement."
1 day 19 hrs
Suleiman Al Saqer
Jordan
Jordan
Native in Arabic
Specializes in field
Jordan
Accuracy and speed for reasonable price
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Jordanian, Standard-Arabian (MSA))
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic
Related KudoZ points
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Seekin Allal's protection from Satan
Because We can't protect ourselves from the acts of the leading evil powers "SAtan" for many reasons such as they are unseen by humans > So our deeply beloved lord " Allah" advised us in the QURAN to seek his protection from this Satan . To do so We say the mention phrase.
1 day 19 hrs
Suleiman Al Saqer
Jordan
Jordan
Native in Arabic
Specializes in field
Jordan
Accuracy and speed for reasonable price
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Jordanian, Standard-Arabian (MSA))
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic
Related KudoZ points
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4
Seekin Allal's protection from Satan the condemned.
Because We can't protect ourselves from the acts of the leading evil powers "SAtan" for many reasons such as they are unseen by humans > So our deeply beloved lord " Allah" advised us in the QURAN to seek his protection from this Satan. the condemned . To do so We say the mention phrase.
Peer comment(s):
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AhmedAMS
: Please note that there is no need for you to post another answer since you can add to your original answer.
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