Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
أباجورة
English translation:
table lamp or desk lamp
Added to glossary by
Abdelmonem Samir
Jul 17, 2008 10:38
15 yrs ago
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Arabic term
reliable & excellent
Native in: Arabic 
Works in: Arabic to English, Arabic to French, English to Arabic, and 3 more.
أباجورة
Non-PRO
Arabic to English
Other
Furniture / Household Appliances
محتويات الأنتريه:-
- قطع أثاث.
- سجادة.
-لمبدير.
- أباجورة.
- قطع أثاث.
- سجادة.
-لمبدير.
- أباجورة.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | table lamp or desk lamp |
Abdelmonem Samir
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| 5 +2 | lampshade |
Nadia Ayoub
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| 4 | side lamp |
Mohamed Ghazal
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| 4 | window shade |
David Wilmsen
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Change log
Jul 21, 2008 07:43: Abdelmonem Samir Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
3 mins
Abdelmonem Samir
Native in Arabic
Works in field
your Arabic language partner
Native in: Arabic 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic, and 1 more.
Selected
table lamp or desk lamp
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+2
1 min
Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Egypt
Never lost for words!
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Italian to Arabic, and 4 more.
lampshade
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Peer comment(s):
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ahmadwadan.com
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Thank you Ahmad :)
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Abdelmonem Samir
: I think this refers to the cover only. Best of luck. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lampshade
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| agree |
zkt
: abajura is from french abat-jout it is lampshade
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I guess you have a French background too! Many thanks Zkt :)
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Mohamed Ghazal
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Native in Arabic
United Arab Emirates
It's not just a job...
Native in: Arabic (Variant: Egyptian)
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
side lamp
1 day 19 hrs
window shade
In the Levant, أباجورة means a window shade, the telescoping kind that roll down over the window (or the French door). In Egypt it means a lamp. So the overall meaning in Arabic must mean "shade" including a lamp shade and by extension the lamp itself, as in other colleagues contributions. Clearly a borrowing and not an original Arabic word
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