Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Aug 19, 2007 17:44
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Arabic term
حجر
Arabic to English
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general term
I've come across a usage of this word that I don't recognize in Ibrahim Aslan's short stories.
Contexts:
تفرغه في حجره
قعدت على الأرض وهو في حدرها
Contexts:
تفرغه في حجره
قعدت على الأرض وهو في حدرها
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +6 | lap |
AhmedAMS
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| 5 +1 | Lap |
Reem AL Bayati
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Proposed translations
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lap
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Note added at 3 mins (2007-08-19 17:47:28 GMT)
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The front area from the waist to the knees of a seated person.
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Note added at 3 mins (2007-08-19 17:47:28 GMT)
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The front area from the waist to the knees of a seated person.
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Reem AL Bayati
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Lap
t is understandable from the 2 sentences that he meant (Lap) although it is not حجر and the first sentence is totally understandable ,but we understand from the second one that it is her Lap
please try you use formal Arabic cause nowadays we read sentences and dialogs in different Arab accents while Arabs should keep their one formal Arabic language which is the language of the Quran
please try you use formal Arabic cause nowadays we read sentences and dialogs in different Arab accents while Arabs should keep their one formal Arabic language which is the language of the Quran
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