Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
tour of duty
Arabic translation:
فترة الخدمة العسكرية
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Dana Abu Hijleh
Nov 27, 2016 21:11
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English term
tour of duty
English to Arabic
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Military / Defense
For military soldiers, a tour of duty is usually a period of time spent in combat or in a hostile environment. For example, in World War II a tour of duty for a Royal Air Force (RAF) bomber crewman was 30 flights. That number could take up to 12 months.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_of_duty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_of_duty
Proposed translations
(Arabic)
4 +4 | فترة الخدمة العسكرية | Marwane Jaabari |
5 | مهمة قتالية | Mohammad Najim |
5 | مدة الواجب - دورة الواجب | Stephen Franke |
4 | نوبة قتال | Mostafa Mahdy |
4 | مهمة عسكرية | ProZAli |
Proposed translations
+4
7 mins
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8 mins
40 mins
مهمة عسكرية
مهمة أداء الواجب العسكري
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Note added at 2 hrs (2016-11-27 23:27:46 GMT)
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مهمة قتالية
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Note added at 2 hrs (2016-11-27 23:27:46 GMT)
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مهمة قتالية
19 hrs
مهمة قتالية
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1 day 2 hrs
مدة الواجب - دورة الواجب
Two authoritative Arabic-English military dictionaries both present these two renditions.
[1] The Unifying Military Dictionary, The Arab League - Unification Committee of Military Terms for the Arab Armies, Cairo, 1970
[2] Dictionary of Military Terms (3rd Edition), Staff Major General Mohammed FatHi Amin, Baghdad, 1982
Hope this helps. Khair, in shaa' Allah.
Regards,
Stephen H. Franke
San Pedro, California
[1] The Unifying Military Dictionary, The Arab League - Unification Committee of Military Terms for the Arab Armies, Cairo, 1970
[2] Dictionary of Military Terms (3rd Edition), Staff Major General Mohammed FatHi Amin, Baghdad, 1982
Hope this helps. Khair, in shaa' Allah.
Regards,
Stephen H. Franke
San Pedro, California
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