May 25, 2006 14:10
18 yrs ago
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Arabic term
العفة
Arabic to English
Other
Religion
اللهم إني أسألك العفة و الغنى
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | abstinence or virtue |
Amr Ali
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| 5 +8 | chastity |
Zuhair Nara
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| 4 +1 | modesty (because here it comes with wealth ) |
Eliana Bunn
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| 5 | continence |
Hassan Al-Haifi (wordforword)
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Proposed translations
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abstinence or virtue
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modesty (because here it comes with wealth )
to be modest if i am wealthy
Aliffa, means chastity but here modesty fits better
Aliffa, means chastity but here modesty fits better
Peer comment(s):
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atef Sharia
: to be rich in modest way
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thanks
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Ala Rabie
: 'عفة' does not mean modesty by any mean. if you are to link 'عفة' and 'غنى', then it would be used to describe the state of not feeling humilated for having to depend on others. as Quran states, "تحسبهم أغنياء من التعفف".
2 hrs
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| agree |
Mahammad Kalfat (X)
: or restraint; abstaining (Pickthal's and Shaker's translations of the Quran 002:273)
1 day 50 mins
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Hassan Al-Haifi (wordforword)
: Here غنى would not mean wealth but rather "do without". If we had more context you would see غنى عن.
1 day 7 hrs
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51 mins
Zuhair Nara
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chastity
I think this one is most appropriate.
Peer comment(s):
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Hossam Ahmed
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thanks Ahmad :)
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John Colangelo
: That's right. Excellent Zuhair.
40 mins
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thanks John :)
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Ala Rabie
: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chastity
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Thanks Enshrine :)
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Dikran
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Thanks Dikran :)
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| agree |
Zeinab Asfour
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thanks Zeinab :)
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Ahmad Maher Sandouk
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thanks sandouk :)
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Mayssa Allaf
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Thanks :)
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hfahmy
: That's the word for it
42 days
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1 day 7 hrs
Hassan Al-Haifi (wordforword)
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Related KudoZ points
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continence
While many of the suggestions given are agreeable, one would think that this would go well with having "to do without"; i.e. لغنى عن. Continence is كبح النفس or self-restraint.
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