Glossary entry

Arabic term or phrase:

الماورائيات

English translation:

Metaphysics

Added to glossary by Mumtaz
Oct 18, 2003 19:09
20 yrs ago
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Arabic term

الماورائيات

Arabic to English Social Sciences Esoteric practices Spiritism
و حتى في حال الولادة يبقى المعتقد الشعبي حاضرا. بحيث تحوم مجموعة من الاعتقادات المرتبطة بالماورائيات حول مولد الرضيع و وجوب حمايته من الشرور
Proposed translations (English)
5 +12 metaphysics
Change log

Nov 5, 2005 23:42: Fuad Yahya changed "Field" from "Other" to "Social Sciences" , "Field (specific)" from "(none)" to "Esoteric practices"

Proposed translations

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metaphysics

The phrase الاعتقادات المرتبطة بالماورائيات should be translated as a whole as "metaphysical beliefs."



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Note added at 2003-10-18 19:23:47 (GMT)
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It is possible that the Arabic text is itself a translation.

It also seems that the expression \"metaphysical\" is used here as a euphemism for \"superstitious.\"
Peer comment(s):

agree muhammad turman
8 mins
agree Nabil Baradey
36 mins
agree Aisha Maniar
54 mins
agree Shazly
2 hrs
agree jenan
2 hrs
agree sarahl (X) : it does look like a translation (from Farsi maybe?)
4 hrs
agree Jacques Saleh : right on...
7 hrs
agree Mueen Issa
10 hrs
agree Gharbeia (X)
13 hrs
agree Sudqi Adi
21 hrs
agree AhmedAMS
6 days
agree radwa abdel ghany
66 days
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