في كنف أبي

English translation: under my father's care

12:07 Sep 1, 2023
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Arabic term or phrase: في كنف أبي
Hi everyone,

Does this just mean under my father's wing/protection? Does it mean financial as well as physical protection?

أمي - الحاجّة منيرة - عاشت في كنف أبي سنوات- مقتنعة أن ليس للمرأة مكان سوى بيتها

Thanks!
Saliha18
Local time: 17:42
English translation:under my father's care
Explanation:
The word "كنف" implies a positive meaning.
- كنف الشيء : صانه وحفظه. 2- كنفه : ضمه إليه وجعله في عياله. 3- كنف الجمال أو الغنم أو لها : عمل لها حظيرة
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Ayman Massoud
Egypt
Local time: 19:42
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1under my father's care
Ayman Massoud
5Under her father's care/embrace
Yassine El Bouknify
3In my dad's world
Mai Saleh


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
under my father's care


Explanation:
The word "كنف" implies a positive meaning.
- كنف الشيء : صانه وحفظه. 2- كنفه : ضمه إليه وجعله في عياله. 3- كنف الجمال أو الغنم أو لها : عمل لها حظيرة

Ayman Massoud
Egypt
Local time: 19:42
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 46
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Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Yassine El Bouknify: I do apologise. I didn't read your translation before posting an answer
56 mins
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agree  Heba Abed: agree
1 day 1 hr
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Under her father's care/embrace


Explanation:
In this context, "عاشت في كنف أبي" means she lived under her father's care, or within her family's embrace. This suggests that she led a domestic life and believed that a woman's rightful place was in the home.

Yassine El Bouknify
Morocco
Local time: 17:42
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 185
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
In my dad's world


Explanation:
I would say as I see the deep meaning of this statement, that she has not seen any other life than that inside her husband's world and see through his eyes.

Mai Saleh
Syria
Local time: 19:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 17
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