قهر

English translation: Wrath

12:14 Aug 18, 2021
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Arabic term or phrase: قهر
I know this word in other contexts, but here I'm a bit confused. Does it mean compulsion or obsession here?

This is taken from a Palestinian novel, and it's a scene between a mother and daughter who is leaving.

صببت قهري من ترتيبات الحياة المتعنّتة على ترتيباتكِ التي ترومينها بعيدا عن ترتيباتي.
Saliha18
Local time: 07:31
English translation:Wrath
Explanation:
Here it doesn't mean "Subjugation, Submission, Oppression".

I have directed my wrath from ... against your ...
I have turned my wrath from ... and put it on your ...
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Assem AlKhallouf
Local time: 09:31
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4 +1suffering
Ayman Massoud
4Wrath
Assem AlKhallouf
3getting over
Al Gaili Abu Agla


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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
suffering


Explanation:
suffering from (destiny, plights of life, etc.)

Ayman Massoud
Egypt
Local time: 09:31
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 46

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Wrath


Explanation:
Here it doesn't mean "Subjugation, Submission, Oppression".

I have directed my wrath from ... against your ...
I have turned my wrath from ... and put it on your ...

Assem AlKhallouf
Local time: 09:31
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 71
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
getting over


Explanation:
to overcome something


    قاموس أطلس الحديث عربي انجليزي
Al Gaili Abu Agla
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 09:31
Native speaker of: Arabic
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