Nov 27, 2011 20:52
12 yrs ago
Arabic term

المقبور

Arabic to English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
هذا التقرير أشار إلى مكان الحادث، إلا وهو .....والذي تشرف عليه الشرطة العسكرية بإشراف المقبول .....ومسؤولية إدارته كان يشرف عليه المقبور أيضا ..... ومعه أخرون
هذا نص ليبي.

Discussion

ProZAli Oct 18, 2016:
المقبور في هذا السياق يقصد بها معمر القذافي وليس الضحايا الذين يتم استخراج جثامينهم من القبور
استخدمت هذه اللفظة بعد قتله ودفنه كنوع من الإزدراء
المقصد أن المقبور /القذافي كان يشرف على الشرطة العسكرية ومعه آخرون عندما كانت له السلطة

Proposed translations

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The deceased

I think this word is derived from "kabr" which is grave.
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agree Caroline Jean
28 mins
agree REHAM HUSSIEN
7 hrs
agree Samar Higazi
16 hrs
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22 mins

buried

Another option
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Peer comment(s):

agree Caroline Jean
8 mins
agree Spiridon : Yes The original text is about digging out a grave and finding some buried people named in the original text
11 hrs
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+1
13 mins

Ggraved

Graved

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-11-27 22:06:04 GMT)
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Grave: having a serious and dignified quality or demeanor
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agree Caroline Jean
17 mins
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+1
1 hr

Former dictator

It is common in Iraq to refer to the former president.
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agree Nadia Ayoub
10 hrs
agree Mokhtar Oussama Alliouche
10 hrs
disagree Spiridon : Disagree
10 hrs
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4 hrs

dead/interred/entombed/tombed/buried

الشخص المقبور
all are suitable while i prefer "dead" or "interred"
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Reference comments

12 hrs
Reference:

Newspaper Lybia Mostaqbal

http://archive.libyaalmostakbal.net/articles0709/watani_100_...

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Note added at 15 hrs (2011-11-28 11:54:40 GMT)
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The original text is an article in a Lybian newspaper referring to a police report detailing the fact of `digging out a grave and finding a couple of buried bodies which are named in the text.
Example sentence:

The buried people are named in the original text in Arabic

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