Glossary entry

Arabic term or phrase:

Imra'a? Yuhibbuha hubban udhriyan?

English translation:

A woman? That he loves platonically?

Added to glossary by sktrans
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2012-01-10 16:54:09 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Jan 7, 2012 02:28
12 yrs ago
Arabic term

Imra'a? Yuhibbuha hubban udhriyan?

Non-PRO Arabic to English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
This is a question asked by a Bedouin (it may be in some Arabic dialect) after he listened to a love story of a knight who's searching for his beloved.
Something about a girl and love, but what exactly?
I'll be grateful for your help!
Proposed translations (English)
4 +5 A woman? That he loves platonically?
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Jan 10, 2012 17:23: sktrans Created KOG entry

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A woman? That he loves platonically?

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Platonic - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster ...www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/platonicCached - Similar
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My lover said he loved me platonically...made me think he wasn't quite sure what it meant or what he wanted. Reply · Like · September 11, 2011 at 7:32pm ...


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Note added at 1 hr (2012-01-07 04:13:58 GMT)
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I think the bedouin is incredulous about the possibility of platonic
love between this man and that woman and in general between man/woman

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Note added at 1 hr (2012-01-07 04:15:05 GMT)
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A woman? [and]..he loves her platonically?
Peer comment(s):

agree Liliane Hatem
3 hrs
Thank you Liliane!
agree Mokhtar Oussama Alliouche
3 hrs
Thank you Mokhtar!
agree Morano El-Kholy
6 hrs
Thank you Morano!
agree Linda Al-Bairmani
10 hrs
Thank you albermanil!
agree Tarik Boussetta
11 hrs
merci Tarik!
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