Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
السد العظيم
English translation:
Great Dam
Added to glossary by
Moushira El-Mogy
Oct 5, 2004 19:08
19 yrs ago
Arabic term
United States
Law/Investments/Finance (PhD & MBA)
Native in: English 
, Arabic
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic, French to English, and 2 more.
السد العظيم
Arabic to English
Social Sciences
Geography
Is that the Aswan dam? Thanks.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 -1 | High Dam |
Moushira El-Mogy
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| 5 +1 | Great Dam (of Marib) |
Aisha Maniar
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| 4 | Dam of Sabaa |
Lyes Bechkour
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| 4 | (Libya's) Great Dam |
Randa Farhat
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Proposed translations
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5 mins
Moushira El-Mogy
Native in Arabic
11 years of accuracy within deadlines
Native in: Arabic 
Works in: English to Arabic, Italian to Arabic, English to Italian, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Arabic term (edited):
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High Dam
High Dam
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Note added at 6 mins (2004-10-05 19:14:51 GMT)
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السد العالي
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Note added at 6 mins (2004-10-05 19:14:51 GMT)
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السد العالي
Peer comment(s):
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Ahmed Ali
: Congratulations on the points but the High Dam is not the Great Dam, please, correct entry.
1 day 19 hrs
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| neutral |
Randa Farhat
: dear Moushira, i read your comment above. this is not about the points but about the glossing because we use it as reference in our future searches. thank you.
2 days 2 hrs
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Thanks Randa I will:o). somebody else is trying to be kind of "wa ana a3tared" with my ansewrs and never agree, This is why I wrote the note.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Moushira, I guess the dam must be pretty high indeed, although in some contexts it may be just great... Who knows? Thanks."
13 mins
Lyes Bechkour
France
France
Native in Arabic
France
Reliable and Professional translations
Native in: Arabic (Variant: Standard-Arabian (MSA))
Works in: English to Arabic, French to Arabic, Arabic to French, and 1 more.
Arabic term (edited):
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Dam of Sabaa
the Dam of Aswan is called "High Dam" the one you asked about is the dam of Sabaa in Yemen
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37 mins
Aisha Maniar
Native in English
Works in field
French/Arabic-English legal translator
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK)
Works in: Arabic to English, French to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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8
Arabic term (edited):
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Great Dam (of Marib)
in Yemen. A feat of engineering and design from the ancient world.
http://www.26september.com/pageP.asp?ID=5973
فقد شيد الاباء والاجداد السدود والحواجز المائية ومنها سد مأرب العظيم حتى ان بلادنا اشتهرت ببلاد العرب السعيدة وعندما تصدع ذلك السد العظيم تفرق ابناء سبأ يمنة ويسرة الى الهلال الخصيب وبلاد الشام وغيرها من البلدان
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/middle_east/yemen/a...
There's not a lot left, but you can still see the remnants of the Great Dam of Ma'rib, and if you walk a few miles upstream you'll reach the imaginatively titled New Dam of Ma'rib, more than twice as high as the old one.
http://www.yemenembassy.org.uk/files/useful-info.html
The Great Dam also collapsed and the Sheba Dynasty dispersed to the hills.
http://www.26september.com/pageP.asp?ID=5973
فقد شيد الاباء والاجداد السدود والحواجز المائية ومنها سد مأرب العظيم حتى ان بلادنا اشتهرت ببلاد العرب السعيدة وعندما تصدع ذلك السد العظيم تفرق ابناء سبأ يمنة ويسرة الى الهلال الخصيب وبلاد الشام وغيرها من البلدان
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/middle_east/yemen/a...
There's not a lot left, but you can still see the remnants of the Great Dam of Ma'rib, and if you walk a few miles upstream you'll reach the imaginatively titled New Dam of Ma'rib, more than twice as high as the old one.
http://www.yemenembassy.org.uk/files/useful-info.html
The Great Dam also collapsed and the Sheba Dynasty dispersed to the hills.
4 hrs
Randa Farhat
Lebanon
Lebanon
Native in Arabic
Lebanon
Science, UN agencies, NGOs, Corporations
Native in: Arabic (Variant: Standard-Arabian (MSA))
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic
Arabic term (edited):
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(Libya's) Great Dam
المسمى بـ سد النهر العظيم في ليبيا
Discussion
Thank you all