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أما بعد

English translation: punctuation and a new paragrap

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Arabic term or phrase:أما بعد
English translation:punctuation and a new paragrap
Entered by: Husam A. Siofi

12:50 Aug 27, 2015
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / أما بعد فإن أصدق الحديث كتاب الله
Arabic term or phrase: أما بعد
أما بعد فإن أصدق الحديث كتاب الله، وخير الهدي هدي محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم، وشر الأمور محدثاتها، وكل محدثة بدعة، وكل بدعة ضلالة، وكلّ ضلالة في النار.
Husam A. Siofi
Egypt
Local time: 00:10
punctuation and a new paragrap
Explanation:
أمَّا بَعْدُ :- : صِيغَةٌ تُسْتَخْدَمُ فِي بِدَايَةِ الرَّسَائِل بَعْدَ التَّحِيَّةِ بِمَعْنَى الآنَ

لشرح هذه العبارة بالكامل يرجى الرجوع إلى الشرح في الرابط التالي للزميل فؤاد

http://www.proz.com/kudoz/arabic_to_english/poetry_literatur...

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بعضًا من شرح الزميل فؤاد
This question was posted a long time ago. You may want to consult the archives.

Words such as أما بعد are evocative of an era when language was mostly a spoken phenomenon, even when it was actually written. Even in its written form, Classical Arabic had man of the characteristics of oral delivery. That is one reason Arabic writings are full of the conjunction "and."

In later developments in European writing, punctuation marks acquired many important functions, replacing words and changing the way we write and even (ironically), the way we speak. Modern Standard Arabic has adopted many of these new conventions, albeit not consistently.

The expression أما بعد is a segmentation tool. It simply serves to announce that the preceding part was a preamble, and what was to follow was to be the body of the message. Today, when we write anything strucured in this manner, we simply stop with an appropriate punctuation (comma, colon, or period, depending on convention), then we start a new paragraph.

If we translating into English, and we want to impart the flavor of the old style, we can use an expression that serves to announce the body of the message, such as:

"Now, ..."
"Having said so, ..."
"With that in mind, ..."

The choice would depend on the topic and the style.
Selected response from:

Erfan Elzanaty
Egypt
Local time: 00:10
Grading comment
شكرًا جزيلًا
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1punctuation and a new paragrap
Erfan Elzanaty
4 +1to proceed
Seham Ebied
5To begin
Heba Musa
1 +2to commence
Nidhalz


  

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +2
to commence


Explanation:
to commence

Nidhalz
Local time: 23:10
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Chakib Roula: To begin.
2 mins
agree  Mohamed Rehan: Right.
10 mins
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
punctuation and a new paragrap


Explanation:
أمَّا بَعْدُ :- : صِيغَةٌ تُسْتَخْدَمُ فِي بِدَايَةِ الرَّسَائِل بَعْدَ التَّحِيَّةِ بِمَعْنَى الآنَ

لشرح هذه العبارة بالكامل يرجى الرجوع إلى الشرح في الرابط التالي للزميل فؤاد

http://www.proz.com/kudoz/arabic_to_english/poetry_literatur...

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Note added at 19 mins (2015-08-27 13:09:36 GMT)
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Typo
paragraph

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Note added at 20 mins (2015-08-27 13:11:13 GMT)
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بعضًا من شرح الزميل فؤاد
This question was posted a long time ago. You may want to consult the archives.

Words such as أما بعد are evocative of an era when language was mostly a spoken phenomenon, even when it was actually written. Even in its written form, Classical Arabic had man of the characteristics of oral delivery. That is one reason Arabic writings are full of the conjunction "and."

In later developments in European writing, punctuation marks acquired many important functions, replacing words and changing the way we write and even (ironically), the way we speak. Modern Standard Arabic has adopted many of these new conventions, albeit not consistently.

The expression أما بعد is a segmentation tool. It simply serves to announce that the preceding part was a preamble, and what was to follow was to be the body of the message. Today, when we write anything strucured in this manner, we simply stop with an appropriate punctuation (comma, colon, or period, depending on convention), then we start a new paragraph.

If we translating into English, and we want to impart the flavor of the old style, we can use an expression that serves to announce the body of the message, such as:

"Now, ..."
"Having said so, ..."
"With that in mind, ..."

The choice would depend on the topic and the style.


    Reference: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/arabic_to_english/poetry_literatur...
Erfan Elzanaty
Egypt
Local time: 00:10
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 5
Grading comment
شكرًا جزيلًا

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Waddah Fadl (X)
3 hrs
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to proceed


Explanation:
تستخدم هكذا في كل المصادر الدينية

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والله أعلم

Seham Ebied
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 01:10
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Awad Balaish: I also use it
9 mins
  -> شكرًا جزيلًا
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
To begin


Explanation:
To begin

Heba Musa
Egypt
Local time: 00:10
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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