شط

English translation: river

08:08 Nov 17, 2020
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics / Iraqi dialect
Arabic term or phrase: شط
أخذوه بليلة وما رجع. شيوعي, يقولون ذبوه بالشط

Hello everyone,

The context is above. This is a line of dialogue from a novel - the dialogue is in Iraqi dialect.

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A Zafar
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:04
English translation:river
Explanation:
We call the river "shatt"
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Linda Al-Bairmani
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Local time: 03:04
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3river
Linda Al-Bairmani
4 +2beach
Yasmin Abbas Chakour


  

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
beach


Explanation:
Hello, I am unfamiliar with Iraqi colloquial expressions, however; the word means “beach” or “coast”.

Yasmin Abbas Chakour
Spain
Local time: 03:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  TargamaT team
10 mins

agree  Youssef Chabat
3 hrs

disagree  Linda Al-Bairmani: Not at all! عبرت الشط على مودك means I crossed the river for you :D
6 hrs

agree  Sajad Neisi
9 hrs
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
river


Explanation:
We call the river "shatt"


Linda Al-Bairmani
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Local time: 03:04
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Randa Farhat: Yes, الشط هو نهر دجلة - http://burathanews.com/arabic/poetry/378429
58 mins

agree  Morano El-Kholy
2 hrs

agree  Susan McMillan: Another example is Shatt al-Arab, the "River of the Arabs"
2 hrs
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