المخافي

English translation: the hidden/ unknown secrets

12:03 Sep 11, 2020
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Contemporary novel
Arabic term or phrase: المخافي
ذاك بيت سيد يعلم المخافي، ويقرأ الطالع، ومكشوف له الحجاب. ما عليك يا غريب سوى أن تصيح أمام عتبة داره ثلاث مرات: "يا سيدي إسماعيل، يا سيد أبي، يا مكشوف الحجاب"، ثم تمردغ بجسدك على عتبة داره
Verity Roat
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:08
English translation:the hidden/ unknown secrets
Explanation:
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Youssef Chabat
Morocco
Local time: 11:08
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3the hidden/ unknown secrets
Youssef Chabat
5 +1Hidden/ invisible
Dalia Nour


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
the hidden/ unknown secrets


Explanation:
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Youssef Chabat
Morocco
Local time: 11:08
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 94

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sajad Neisi
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agree  adel almergawy
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agree  Aaya Tarawneh
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Hidden/ invisible


Explanation:
I belive that المخافي means الخفي which means the hidden or the invisible.

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Note added at 19 mins (2020-09-11 12:22:54 GMT)
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It could mean also "Covert" which means hidden or can not be noticed. "Covert" is the opposite of "Overt" which means clear or noticeable.


    Reference: http://www.ldlp-dictionary.com/dictionaries/results
Dalia Nour
Egypt
Local time: 13:08
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 13

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Aaya Tarawneh: hidden/invisible, yes; covert, not in this context
6 hrs
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