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((...أحلى من العقد لباسه...))

English translation: More beautiful than the necklace is the one wearing it/putting it on

14:50 Sep 22, 2020
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Contemporary novel
Arabic term or phrase: ((...أحلى من العقد لباسه...))
This is a quote from a Mohamed Abdu song.
Verity Roat
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:30
English translation:More beautiful than the necklace is the one wearing it/putting it on
Explanation:
أحلى من العقد .. لبَّاسه
يزهى بها العقد في جيده
ألماسة تلبس ألماسة

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Karina Zidan (X)
Netherlands
Local time: 02:30
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4More beautiful than the necklace is the one wearing it/putting it on
Karina Zidan (X)
5Better than a necklace wearing it.
Ali Abdulmaqsood
5A charming jewelry necklace; the wearer of which is far more charming.
Diya Takrouri


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Better than a necklace wearing it.


Explanation:
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Ali Abdulmaqsood
Egypt
Local time: 02:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 16
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
More beautiful than the necklace is the one wearing it/putting it on


Explanation:
أحلى من العقد .. لبَّاسه
يزهى بها العقد في جيده
ألماسة تلبس ألماسة



Karina Zidan (X)
Netherlands
Local time: 02:30
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rasha Ellithy
0 min
agree  Hassan Achahbar: More beautiful than the necklace is its wearer, for concision purposes :)
32 mins
agree  Youssef Chabat
46 mins
agree  S.J
1 hr
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
A charming jewelry necklace; the wearer of which is far more charming.


Explanation:
1. :-كَانَ عِقْدٌ مِنَ اللُّؤْلُؤِ يَشِيعُ حَوْلَ جِيدِهَا :- : قِلاَدَةٌ مِنْ خَيْطٍ يُنْظَمُ فِيهِ اللُّؤْلُؤُ أَوِ الْجَوَاهِرُ وَمَا شَابَهَ ذَلِكَ تَضَعُهُ الْمَرْأَةُ بِالعُنُقِ. :-أَهْدَانِي عُقُوداً مِنَ الْجَوَاهِرِ الْمُمْتَازَةِ. (المختار السوسي).

Example sentence(s):
  • A charming jewelry necklace; the wearer of which is far more charming.
Diya Takrouri
Türkiye
Local time: 03:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 18
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