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Jun 10, 2005 07:48
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dummy
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Newborn children
The little thing you stick into the mouth of a newborn when he/she cries to make them quiet. I know the Sudanese and Egyptians use "as-sakkata" (the quieting thing) but I am curious if there is one that would be understood by women from most MENA countries. This is from a health factsheet on child development
Proposed translations
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| 5 +5 | لهاية |
Saleh Ayyub
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| 4 +2 | مَصاصة تسكيت أو تلهية |
Fuad Yahya
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| 5 | سكاته |
AbdulHameed Al Hadidi
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| 3 | بَزَّازَة |
soamo19
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Change log
Jan 8, 2006 23:42: Fuad Yahya changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
Proposed translations
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Saleh Ayyub
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قاضي صلح و مترجم ومستشار - صالح أيوب
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لهاية
In Jordan and Palestine and some other countries it is known as stated above,
Saleh
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http://www.google.co.nz/search?hl=en&q=لهاية طفل&meta=
Saleh
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http://www.google.co.nz/search?hl=en&q=لهاية طفل&meta=
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Nesrin
: اللهاية and المصاصة seem to be the most widely used terms for "dummy" on the net. But مصاصة can also mean "lollipop" so it may be a bit ambiguous.
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Thank you Nasrin, I thinks also لهاية is appropraite to use in here. Thanks
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neuneutek
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Thank you
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Iman Khaireddine
: لهاية is the word used in Lebanon
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Thank you
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ahmadwadan.com
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A Nabil Bouitieh
: لهاية is the word used in Syria.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Kiwis win today :-) Thanks Saleh!"
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مَصاصة تسكيت أو تلهية
Here in the US, we call it "pacifier." Back in Qatif, we call it سهاية
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I have also heard مُصَّيصة
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I have also heard مُصَّيصة
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AbdulHameed Al Hadidi
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سكاته
The term is used almost in MENA countries to mean some mdical plastic tool we put in the mouth of the newborm when he/she cries to make them quiet. By the way Sam, we do not literarly stick it into his/her mouth.
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بَزَّازَة
بزازة
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