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Captive Persia in turn captivated…

Persian (Farsi) translation: ... سرزمین دربند پارس نیز به نوبه خود فاتح سرکش خود را مجذوب خود کرد

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English term or phrase:Captive Persia in turn captivated…
Persian (Farsi) translation:... سرزمین دربند پارس نیز به نوبه خود فاتح سرکش خود را مجذوب خود کرد
Entered by: SeiTT

11:51 Aug 22, 2010
English to Persian (Farsi) translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: Captive Persia in turn captivated…
Greetings,

This is a translation of a classical text by the poet Quīntus Horātius Flaccus (65-8 BC). The only difference is that ‘Persia’ has been substituted for ‘Greece’ and ‘Arabia’ for ‘Rome’.

Latin version:
Persia capta ferum victōrem cēpit et artīs intulit agrestī Arabiae.

English version:
Captive Persia in turn captivated her untamed conqueror and introduced the arts to unsophisticated Arabia.

It's only the first few words that I'm finding difficult; I believe that I'll be able to do the rest if you could start me off. What would be good if we could find two similar words like ‘captive’ and ‘captivated’.

All the best, and many thanks,

Simon
SeiTT
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:36
... سرزمین دربند پارس نیز به نوبه خود فاتح سرکش خود را مجذوب خود کرد
Explanation:


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Note added at 26 mins (2010-08-22 12:17:59 GMT)
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or:
سرزمین در اسارت پارس نیز به نوبه خود فاتح سرکش خود را اسیر (هنر) خود کرد
سرزمین در اسارت پارس نیز به نوبه خود فاتح سرکش خود را به اسارت هنر خود درآورد
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Behnam Paran
Local time: 00:06
Grading comment
many thanks very good indeed
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +7... سرزمین دربند پارس نیز به نوبه خود فاتح سرکش خود را مجذوب خود کرد
Behnam Paran
4پارس اسیر به نوبت فاتح بی‌تمدن خود را به اسارت گرفت/در آورد
Edward Plaisance Jr


  

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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +7
captive persia in turn captivated…
... سرزمین دربند پارس نیز به نوبه خود فاتح سرکش خود را مجذوب خود کرد


Explanation:


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Note added at 26 mins (2010-08-22 12:17:59 GMT)
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or:
سرزمین در اسارت پارس نیز به نوبه خود فاتح سرکش خود را اسیر (هنر) خود کرد
سرزمین در اسارت پارس نیز به نوبه خود فاتح سرکش خود را به اسارت هنر خود درآورد

Behnam Paran
Local time: 00:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
many thanks very good indeed

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Reza Rostamzadeh Khosroshahi: I go for the second suggestion!
1 hr
  -> Thanks a lot!
agree  Ryan Emami
3 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot!
agree  Mojtaba Danesh: I'm for the second option as well, but I think three "خود" in a short sentence is a little odd!
3 hrs
  -> Yes, the second "خود" can be replaced by a "خویش" and the last one by "خویش" or "ش_َ ". Thank you very much!
agree  Armineh Johannes: armineh johannes
4 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot!
agree  Farzad Akmali
4 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot!
agree  Ahmad Kabiri
20 hrs
  -> Thank you very much!
agree  Saeid Hasani: nice touch
22 hrs
  -> Thank you very much!
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
captive persia in turn captivated…
پارس اسیر به نوبت فاتح بی‌تمدن خود را به اسارت گرفت/در آورد


Explanation:
I have tried to use the minimum number of words to make it more like the Latin original. Although the Latin does not have the "captive-captivate" combination as in English, we can use "asir-esarat" in a similar way.

Edward Plaisance Jr
Local time: 16:36
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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