Glossary entry

Arabic term or phrase:

غربة

English translation:

lonliness/ alienation/ desolation

Added to glossary by AbdulHameed Al Hadidi
Jul 28, 2005 19:35
18 yrs ago
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Arabic term

غربة

Arabic to English Other Philosophy
بعد الموت يشعر الإنسان أنه بغربة حقيقيةز يا لها من غربة
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Jul 29, 2005 08:04: Nesrin changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"

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Non-ProZ.com Jul 29, 2005:
lonliness/ alienation/ desolation

Proposed translations

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Arabic term (edited): ����
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lonliness/ alienation/ desolation

Any of these fits the meaning.
Peer comment(s):

agree Fuad Yahya
9 mins
Thans, Mr.Fuad.
agree Aisha Maniar : yes, although I might use "truly alone" (adj.) in the first instance and then "loneliness" (n.) in the second
37 mins
agree AhmedAMS
56 mins
agree Sami Khamou
59 mins
agree neuneutek
4 hrs
agree ahmadwadan.com
4 hrs
agree A Nabil Bouitieh
3 days 3 hrs
agree Stephen Franke : Aisha provides a good differentiation between citation 1 and citation 2 in that text
6 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks for your help Hamid, as well as the support of others, Saleh"
+1
2 hrs
Arabic term (edited): ����

estrangement

إبعاد, تنففير, إقصاء, جعله غريباً عن These are from Sakhr for estrangment in addition to غربة بمعنى وحشة.
Peer comment(s):

agree Randa Farhat
13 hrs
Thanks Randa
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6 hrs

isolated /isolation

another suggestion

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Note added at 2005-07-29 02:35:33 (GMT)
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sense of isolation

... as well as ease his sense of isolation and loneliness. ... Whenever I bring
up his name or talk about his death, family members leave the room or change ...
www.americanhospice.org/ griefzone/articles/grievingparent.htm - 16k - Cached - Similar pages

Catastrophic Illness, by Ellen Puleyblank Coffey Ph.D.
Ten years after his death, twenty-five family and friends dedicated a redwood
tree in ... It often creates a sense of isolation as one is seen as different. ...
www.psychotherapy.net/articles/catastrophicillness.html - 25k -
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