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سكون

English translation: Consonantal or Vowelless

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Arabic term or phrase:سكون
English translation:Consonantal or Vowelless
Entered by: soamo19

09:45 Nov 24, 2006
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Other / Arabic Grammar
Arabic term or phrase: سكون
سكون
soamo19
Singapore
Local time: 07:42
Consonantal or Vowelless
Explanation:
Al_Atals Dictionary
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Zeinab Asfour
Jordan
Local time: 02:42
Grading comment
شكرا
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4sukun
Amal Ibrahim
5 +1Consonantal or Vowelless
Zeinab Asfour
5Resting / Quiescence
Ahmad Batiran


  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
sukun


Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harakat

Amal Ibrahim
Germany
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 11

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Matthias Quaschning-Kirsch: another possibility would be Schwa. It's Hebrew, but very common.
37 mins
  -> Thank you
agree  Chowdhury: I think Arabic terms should retain.
4 hrs
  -> Thank you
agree  Tahtawi Group
3 days 4 hrs
  -> Thank you
agree  Ahmad Batiran: That is some scholars of Tajweed use: SUKOON 'A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO TAJWEED In the Egnlish Language' By Umm Muhammad; and 'TAJWEED RULES OF THE QUR'AN' By Kareema Carol Czerepinski.
14 days
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Consonantal or Vowelless


Explanation:
Al_Atals Dictionary

Zeinab Asfour
Jordan
Local time: 02:42
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 43
Grading comment
شكرا

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Iman Khaireddine
11 mins
  -> ThaAaAaAanks a lot Imane :o)
agree  Matthias Quaschning-Kirsch
29 mins
  -> ThaAaAaAanks a Mattias :D
disagree  Ahmad Batiran: Sorry, even late, I have to disagree. I believe there is no English word such as 'Vowelless'. Concerning 'Consonantal', it is an adj. whether you add a noun after it or use its noun.
12 days
  -> Dear sir, we do not believe that you can post a disagree depending on what you believe, you have to add a reference or a solid proof of your opinion..Thank you!
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6 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Resting / Quiescence


Explanation:


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Note added at 14 days (2006-12-08 20:52:27 GMT) Post-grading
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That is what some grammarians use (verbal translation).

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Note added at 14 days (2006-12-08 21:06:11 GMT) Post-grading
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Sister Zeinab,

There is no 'vowelless' >>
http://www.onelook.com/?w=vowelless&ls=a

You can say un-/non- voweled/vowelled >>
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=vowelled&r=66

You are welcome!

Ahmad Batiran
Yemen
Local time: 02:42
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
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