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محو الأمية

English translation: Literacy

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Arabic term or phrase:محو الأمية
English translation:Literacy
Entered by: macyemen

23:06 Sep 27, 2010
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Education / Pedagogy / محو الأمية
Arabic term or phrase: محو الأمية
محو الأمية
M Maher Al Jarah
Netherlands
Local time: 02:38
Literacy
Explanation:
Related to Adult Education

Illiteracy is the antonym
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macyemen
Local time: 03:38
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3Literacy
macyemen
5 +2eradication of illiteracy
Abdurrahman Asal
4 +2literacy / eradicate illiteracy
MD Taher
Summary of reference entries provided
LITERACY
Ali Alsaqqa

Discussion entries: 1





  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Literacy


Explanation:
Related to Adult Education

Illiteracy is the antonym

macyemen
Local time: 03:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ali Alsaqqa: This is the translation used by UNESCO.
8 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot
agree  Taleb Ebrahim - Arabic - English - Turkish Professional Conference Interpreter-Translator
16 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  Linah Ababneh (X)
17 hrs
  -> Thanks
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
literacy / eradicate illiteracy


Explanation:
eliminate illiteracy

MD Taher
Egypt
Local time: 03:38
Native speaker of: Arabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mohamed Hamed: agree
22 hrs
agree  Linda Al-Bairmani
1156 days
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
eradication of illiteracy


Explanation:
http://www.proz.com/?sp=gloss/term&id=1587628

http://unterm.un.org/dgaacs/unterm.nsf/WebView?SearchView&Qu...




Abdurrahman Asal
Egypt
Local time: 03:38
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  marcintob: This is literal meaning of the term in question.
6 hrs
agree  Linah Ababneh (X)
12 hrs
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Reference comments


8 hrs
Reference: LITERACY

Reference information:
This question was asked before :

http://www.proz.com/kudoz/arabic_to_english/education_pedago...

Anyway, the translation used by UNESCO is "Literacy".

Example sentence(s):
  • Literacy and Adult Education Section

    Reference: http://termweb.unesco.org/Result2.asp?cat=&acro=&wAll0=%26%2...
Ali Alsaqqa
United States
Native speaker of: Arabic
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