بمضربتين

English translation: Knitting needles

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Arabic term or phrase:بمضربتين
English translation:Knitting needles
Entered by: Verity Roat

11:20 Feb 1, 2021
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Contemporary novel
Arabic term or phrase: بمضربتين
Here's some context:

أشغلت وقت فراغها بصف الخسف، تضن الطُفي ...سعف النخيل اليابس.. وتصنع منه سماطا للأكل، تصنع منه أيضا سجادة للصلاة. مرة صنعت لي سجادة صغيرة قالت لي: "هذه لك يا سلامة كي تصلي عليها". تحيك أمي بمضربتين متقابلتين، كل مضربة في يد، وخيوط بيضاء طواقي لأبي ولمهدي وهادي.

I'm struggling with the whole phrase:

تحيك أمي بمضربتين متقابلتين، كل مضربة في يد
Verity Roat
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:17
Knitting needles
Explanation:
https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://cdn.shoplightsp...
بمضربتين متقابلتين she uses a type of needles usually used in pair
تحيك الحياكة knitting

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Nesrine Echroudi
Tunisia
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4 +2Quilting needles
Angie Halloum
4 +1Knitting needles
Nesrine Echroudi


  

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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Quilting needles


Explanation:
I have searched for the word مضربة. It means the needle we use to make quilts. You can search for 'types of needles' if you have doubts.

Angie Halloum
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 20:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 31

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Morano El-Kholy: Knitting needles. https://www.pinterest.com/SherellHart/knitting-needles/
23 mins
  -> Quite illustrative. Thank you.

agree  Saeed Najmi: Agree for ''knitting needles'' as the matter is simply about making caps where usually two needles do.
32 mins
  -> Hmm. Makes sense.
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58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Knitting needles


Explanation:
https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://cdn.shoplightsp...
بمضربتين متقابلتين she uses a type of needles usually used in pair
تحيك الحياكة knitting



Nesrine Echroudi
Tunisia
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mohammed Megahed
1 hr
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