Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
ﺷﺒﻴﺤﺔ
English translation:
pro-government Shabiha militia
Added to glossary by
kifahl
Aug 13, 2012 22:25
11 yrs ago
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Arabic term
ﺷﺒﻴﺤﺔ
Arabic to English
Other
Military / Defense
ﺷﺒﻴﺤﺔ ﺍﻟﻨﻈﺎﻡ
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | pro-government Shabiha militia |
Khalid W
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| 4 | Thugs |
Mai Mowafy
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| 4 | Thugs |
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Change log
Aug 13, 2012 22:31: TargamaT team changed "Language pair" from "English to Arabic" to "Arabic to English"
Proposed translations
+3
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pro-government Shabiha militia
I would consider using this phrase instead of just "thugs", to get across the meaning to a non-Arabic speaking reader.
Example sentence:
A captured member of Syria’s feared pro-government Shabiha militia has told how he raped and murdered on behalf of President Bashar al-Assad for the equivalent of £300 per month.
The Local Coordination Committees of Syria, which opposes the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, said the pro-government Shabiha militia tortured Ghanaja to death and \
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Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Pierrick Jaouen, CFA
6 hrs
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| agree |
amal123 (X)
6 hrs
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| agree |
Ahmed Badawy
: Fine
14 hrs
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Mai Mowafy
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
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Simultaneous Interpreter EngArabic
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
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Discussion
Shabiha (thugs)
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