Two and three star generals
English translation: ألوية و أفرقة / ألوية و فرقاء
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|  Selected response from: Ebrahim Mohammed Germany Local time: 02:58 | ||||||
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| 5 | ألوية و أفرقة / ألوية و فرقاء |
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| 4 | لواءات وفرقاء/جنرالات بنجمتين أو ثلاث نجوم |
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1 hr confidence: 
لواءات وفرقاء/جنرالات بنجمتين أو ثلاث نجوم Explanation: Leen, without knowing which country the generals are from or which branch of the military, I can't be entirely precise. But in most militaries of the world, a two-star is a major general (لواء) and a three-star is a lieutenant general (فريق): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_general https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lieutenant_general If you scroll down to the insignia, you'll see that most MGs have two stars on their insignia and most LGs have three stars, regardless of country or military branch. To be honest, I don't know if لواءات is the best plural of لواء to use when talking about the military rank, or if it should be ألوية or أوليات. One way to avoid that problem is to go with نرالات بنجمتين أو ثلاث نجوم. You can see examples of similar usage in this article: https://www.france24.com/ar/20080624-us-army-to-get-its-firs... |
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ألوية و أفرقة / ألوية و فرقاء Explanation: two-star general لواء https://glosbe.com/en/ar/two-star general جمع رتبة لواء هو ألوية http://www.alkawnnews.com/index.php?page=article&id=22277 three-star general: فريق جمع فريق فريق هو أفْرِقاءُ، وأفْرِقَة (والفَريقُ، كأميرٍ: أكثَرُ منْها وفي الصّحاح: منْهُم، وفي المُحْكَمِ منه ج: أفْرِقاءُ، وأفْرِقَة، وفُروقٌ بالضّمِّ. http://www.wata.cc/forums/showthread.php?2125-ما-جمع-فريق-يا... "أميل لاستخدام الجمع "أفرقة" لانها على وزن "ألوية .................................................................................................................... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2019-07-07 18:13:30 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- four-star general عميد https://glosbe.com/en/ar/two-star general -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2019-07-07 18:15:27 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- wish you all the best -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 hrs (2019-07-07 18:29:00 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "يمكن استخدام الجمع "فرقاء" و هي على وزن "عمداء" , و لكنها شائعة بواسائل الإعلام بمعنى "الخصوم السياسيين |
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