Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
معمر من فلسطين
English translation:
Muammar from Palestine
Added to glossary by
Arshadul Hassan
Nov 4, 2012 18:06
11 yrs ago
Arabic term
Bangladesh
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Native in: Bengali 
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معمر من فلسطين
Arabic to English
Social Sciences
Slang
the full context is as follows:
داحنا كنا قاعدين حتة قعدة في روف واحد نعرفه في مصر الجديدة..والليلادي كان لنا صاحب لسه جاي معمر من فلسطين
the extract is taken from the story titled 'Madhlum' by Yousuf Idris.
داحنا كنا قاعدين حتة قعدة في روف واحد نعرفه في مصر الجديدة..والليلادي كان لنا صاحب لسه جاي معمر من فلسطين
the extract is taken from the story titled 'Madhlum' by Yousuf Idris.
Proposed translations
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Muammar from Palestine
We were sitting in the roof of one of our friends in Heliopolis and
having fun, and that night we had a friend, Muammar, who have just
arrived from Palestine.
having fun, and that night we had a friend, Muammar, who have just
arrived from Palestine.
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Muammar from Palestine
The name "Muammar" is a proper noun. In this context, it is used referring to a defined entity.
Note from asker:
| Could you please translate the whole text into pure Arabic? |
1 hr
Murad AWAD
Germany
Germany
Native in Arabic
Germany
OTTOMAN Language Expert
Native in: Turkish (Variant: Standard-İstanbul ) , Arabic (Variant: Standard-Arabian (MSA))
Works in: English to Arabic, Ottoman to English, English to Turkish, and 8 more.
an old man from Palestine
معمر أي كبير في العمر
i.e. an old man
بسلام
i.e. an old man
بسلام
12 hrs
Mohammad Gornas
Sudan
Sudan
Native in Arabic
Sudan
Translation is a responsibily
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
A Longevous (long lived)man from Palestine
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1 day 3 hrs
Longest (oldest) living
Longest living (Oldest living) friend who just came from Palestine
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