underneath this Babel lie deep similarities

Arabic translation: وتكمن تحت هذا الاختلاف اللغوي تشابهات متجذرة بعمق

00:10 Oct 16, 2009
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English term or phrase: underneath this Babel lie deep similarities
underneath this Babel lie deep similarities
mimi85
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 14:44
Arabic translation:وتكمن تحت هذا الاختلاف اللغوي تشابهات متجذرة بعمق
Explanation:
Babel refers to "burj babel" where God "balbala alsun ahl al-a'alam" when they tried to build a tower to reach him.. This is in the Torah.
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Sam Berner
Australia
Local time: 21:44
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2هذا التباين السطحي يخفي تشابه عميق
Nadia Ayoub
5وتكمن تحت هذا الاختلاف اللغوي تشابهات متجذرة بعمق
Sam Berner
5يكمن تحت هذه الجلبة تشابهات عميقة
Dr. Mohamed Elkhateeb
4هناك تشابهات عميقة وراء هذا النزاع
Shazly


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
underneath this babel lie deep similarities
هذا التباين السطحي يخفي تشابه عميق


Explanation:
ba·bel also Ba·bel (bbl, bbl)
n.
1. A confusion of sounds or voices.
2. A scene of noise and confusion.


Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 13:44
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Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 182

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sam Berner: Very good, Nadia.. just missing the reference to language
1 min
  -> Thanks a lot Sam, you're right we should add اللغوي

agree  Shazly: Babel also means discord
3 hrs
  -> Many thanks Shazly :)
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
underneath this babel lie deep similarities
وتكمن تحت هذا الاختلاف اللغوي تشابهات متجذرة بعمق


Explanation:
Babel refers to "burj babel" where God "balbala alsun ahl al-a'alam" when they tried to build a tower to reach him.. This is in the Torah.

Sam Berner
Australia
Local time: 21:44
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
underneath this babel lie deep similarities
هناك تشابهات عميقة وراء هذا النزاع


Explanation:
Babel also means discord

Shazly
Egypt
Local time: 13:44
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 35
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
underneath this babel lie deep similarities
يكمن تحت هذه الجلبة تشابهات عميقة


Explanation:
يكمن تحت هذه الجلبة تشابهات عميقة

Dr. Mohamed Elkhateeb
Egypt
Local time: 13:44
Native speaker of: Arabic
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