Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
لا يغنى
English translation:
does not satisfy
Added to glossary by
Nadia Ayoub
Aug 1, 2011 15:55
12 yrs ago
Arabic term
United Kingdom
33 years of experience
Native in: English
Works in: Arabic to English, German to English
لايفنى
Arabic to English
Social Sciences
Management
staff satisfaction survey
لايفنى ولا يسمن من جوع
a member of staff has responded with this comment when asked what they feel about a company's internal communications. It is an international company working in Egypt.
I await your ideas with interest as always. Many thanks in advance.
a member of staff has responded with this comment when asked what they feel about a company's internal communications. It is an international company working in Egypt.
I await your ideas with interest as always. Many thanks in advance.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | satisfy |
Nadia Ayoub
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| 5 | لا يغني = useless |
Translatall
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| 4 | absolutely not acceptable |
Ahmed Badawy
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Change log
Aug 15, 2011 11:58: Nadia Ayoub Created KOG entry
Aug 15, 2011 11:58: Nadia Ayoub changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/805613">Nadia Ayoub's</a> old entry - "لايفنى "" to ""satisfy""
Proposed translations
+4
5 mins
Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Egypt
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Specializes in field
Egypt
Never lost for words!
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Italian to Arabic, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
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42
Arabic term (edited):
لايغنى
Selected
satisfy
لَا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِي مِنْ جُوعٍ
سورة الغاشية
Which will neither nourish nor satisfy hunger.
http://www.guidedways.com/chapter_display.php?chapter=88&tra...
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Note added at 7 mins (2011-08-01 16:02:29 GMT)
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Also:
Which will neither nourish nor avail against hunger
Which will neither fatten nor avail against hunger.
سورة الغاشية
Which will neither nourish nor satisfy hunger.
http://www.guidedways.com/chapter_display.php?chapter=88&tra...
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Note added at 7 mins (2011-08-01 16:02:29 GMT)
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Also:
Which will neither nourish nor avail against hunger
Which will neither fatten nor avail against hunger.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
7 hrs
Ahmed Badawy
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Native in Arabic
Saudi Arabia
Quality adept, Time Bound, Client Mind
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, French to Arabic, and 21 more.
absolutely not acceptable
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4 days
Translatall
Native in Arabic
&
English
Works in field
Specializing in Quality Translation
Native in: Arabic 
, English
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic
لا يغني = useless
it could be a typo
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