Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
كيان الحياة
English translation:
Life entity.
Added to glossary by
Morano El-Kholy
Nov 13, 2017 12:50
6 yrs ago
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Arabic term
كيان الحياة
Arabic to English
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How would you translate the phrase كيان الحياة in this sentence:
...كـما أنـه لا يفترض التعارض بين المادي والروحي في كيان الحياة وفي طبيعة الكـون والإنسان
...كـما أنـه لا يفترض التعارض بين المادي والروحي في كيان الحياة وفي طبيعة الكـون والإنسان
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | Life entity. |
Morano El-Kholy
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| 5 | existence of life |
Awad Balaish
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| 4 +1 | Life/ essence of life |
Nesrin
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| 4 | life order |
Ahmed Shalabi
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Change log
Nov 15, 2017 19:19: Morano El-Kholy Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Morano El-Kholy
Egypt
Egypt
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Life entity.
والله أعلم
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Note added at 1 day 16 hrs (2017-11-15 05:09:03 GMT)
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Dear Colleague, kindly check my above answer. It's "Life entity". I also like "Life per se". But I do not favor or see it possible to adopt the third option: "italicising the word 'life' for emphasis and leaving the word 'kiyan' untranslated". My regards.
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Note added at 1 day 16 hrs (2017-11-15 05:09:03 GMT)
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Dear Colleague, kindly check my above answer. It's "Life entity". I also like "Life per se". But I do not favor or see it possible to adopt the third option: "italicising the word 'life' for emphasis and leaving the word 'kiyan' untranslated". My regards.
Note from asker:
| What do you think of the translation 'entity of life'? I have seen this phrase being used in some books. Also, how about italicising the word 'life' for emphasis and leaving the word 'kiyan' untranslated? What about translating the phrase as 'life per se'? |
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2 hrs
Awad Balaish
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Arabia
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Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic
existence of life
.... ........ .
Note from asker:
| What do you think of the translation 'entity of life'? I have seen this phrase being used in some books. Also, how about italicising the word 'life' for emphasis and leaving the word 'kiyan' untranslated? What about translating the phrase as 'life per se'? |
+1
3 hrs
Life/ essence of life
My advice is to prioritise readability and natural-sounding target text. To me, it seems that the writer simply meant to say "in life", and that would make a lot more sense to the reader than going for a literal translation. That's certainly what I would do.
An alternative may be "essence of life".
An alternative may be "essence of life".
Note from asker:
| What do you think of the translation 'entity of life'? I have seen this phrase being used in some books. Also, how about italicising the word 'life' for emphasis and leaving the word 'kiyan' untranslated? What about translating the phrase as 'life per se'? |
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Ahmed Shalabi
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English
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Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, German to Arabic, and 4 more.
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life order
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Note added at 1 day15 hrs (2017-11-15 04:22:37 GMT)
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Entity of life is a good option too.
Note from asker:
| What do you think of the translation 'entity of life'? I have seen this phrase being used in some books. Also, how about italicising the word 'life' for emphasis and leaving the word 'kiyan' untranslated? What about translating the phrase as 'life per se'? |
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