قاعاً صفصفاً

English translation: desolate/barren/bleak smooth plain

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Arabic term or phrase:قاعاً صفصفاً
English translation:desolate/barren/bleak smooth plain
Entered by: Mostafa MOUHIBE

00:53 Feb 26, 2009
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Arabic term or phrase: قاعاً صفصفاً
في البلدة القديمة تحضر و بقوة صورة مؤلمة فقد دَكَت الحضارة الحديثة الكثير من بناياتها , فغدت قاعاً صفصفاً لا ترى فيها إلا عوجاً من البقايا
sithanem
Local time: 20:27
desolate/barren/bleak smooth plain
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desolate/barren/bleak smooth plain
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Mostafa MOUHIBE
Morocco
Local time: 01:27
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Summary of answers provided
5as plain smooth
Tamer Mekhimar
5level smooth plain
Dr. Mohamed Elkhateeb
4a level plain
Ihab Abdelhafiz
4plains smooth and level
Hanan Sharabati
4level and bare
halani
4desolate/barren/bleak smooth plain
Mostafa MOUHIBE
3deep crystal
shirwet elkeraby


  

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a level plain


Explanation:
a level plain

Ihab Abdelhafiz
Egypt
Local time: 02:27
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as plain smooth


Explanation:
as plain smooth and level, so you see hollows or jutting hills

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so you see hollows/crooked

Tamer Mekhimar
Egypt
Local time: 02:27
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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plains smooth and level


Explanation:
هناك آية 106 في القرآن الكريم في سورة طه كالتالي:
(فَيَذَرُهَا قَاعًا صَفْصَفًا) (106)
وترجمتها كالتالي

"He will leave them as plains smooth and level
(Yusuf Ali Translation)





    Reference: http://www.harunyahya.com/Quran_translation/Quran_translatio...
Hanan Sharabati
Local time: 03:27
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level smooth plain


Explanation:
level smooth plain

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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-02-26 04:24:24 GMT)
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http://muttaqun.com/quran/e/nobe020.htm

Dr. Mohamed Elkhateeb
Egypt
Local time: 02:27
Native speaker of: Arabic
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level and bare


Explanation:
level and bare

halani
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 04:27
Specializes in field
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desolate/barren/bleak smooth plain


Explanation:
desolate/barren/bleak smooth plain

Mostafa MOUHIBE
Morocco
Local time: 01:27
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deep crystal


Explanation:
a very bright and clear depth

shirwet elkeraby
Egypt
Local time: 02:27
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
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