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English translation: native of the Tunisian town of Nefza; a surname

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Arabic term or phrase:نفزاوي
English translation:native of the Tunisian town of Nefza; a surname
Entered by: SeiTT

09:34 Sep 23, 2021
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Names (personal, company) / Toponymy
Arabic term or phrase: نفزاوي
Hi
It's in this name:
أبو عبد الله محمد بن محمد النفزاوي ’Abū ˤAbdi l-lāhi Muḥammadun bin Muḥammadin Nafzāwī
He wrote "The Perfumed Garden".
Could it refer to someone from the city of Nafza, Tunisia?
Best Wishes
Simon
SeiTT
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:22
Nefzawi
Explanation:
It's a name so we transliterate it.
The Perfumed Garden of Sensual Delight (Arabic: الروض العاطر في نزهة الخاطر‎ Al-rawḍ al-ʿāṭir fī nuzhaẗ al-ḫāṭir) is a fifteenth-century Arabic sex manual and work of erotic literature by Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Nefzawi, also known simply as "Nefzawi".

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Abd Alrahman Almidani
Local time: 10:22
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1Nefzawi
Abd Alrahman Almidani
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مثل استخدام: ابن كثير الدمشقي
Ibrahim Alahmar

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Nefzawi


Explanation:
It's a name so we transliterate it.
The Perfumed Garden of Sensual Delight (Arabic: الروض العاطر في نزهة الخاطر‎ Al-rawḍ al-ʿāṭir fī nuzhaẗ al-ḫāṭir) is a fifteenth-century Arabic sex manual and work of erotic literature by Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Nefzawi, also known simply as "Nefzawi".

Source: https://bit.ly/3lOnMz6

Abd Alrahman Almidani
Local time: 10:22
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Assem AlKhallouf: "Al-Nafzawi" or "Al-Nefzawi", whether it refers to Nefza (the name of a Berber tribe) or to someone from Nefza, the Tunisian town.
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Reference: مثل استخدام: ابن كثير الدمشقي

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Example sentence(s):
  • It is always used in Arabic to refer to person by stating his town or country.
Ibrahim Alahmar
Syria
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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