Spinning top

Arabic translation: خذروف، دوامة

05:50 Jan 10, 2006

English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Folklore / Children's games.

English term or phrase: Spinning top

This is a very old game with many modern variants.
In classical Arabic I found خذروف for it, and I know it is called صياح (Sayya7) in the Syrian dialect. I am sure there are other names for it around the Arab world.

The game consits of a peace of wood tapering down to a steel tip which is made to spin on a hard surface by means of winding a string tightly around it, then releasing it swifly on the floor.

What I need to know is whether this game exists in the gulf area, and what it is called there.
Alternatively I am hoping to come up with a name that is recognized widely in the Arab world.

Thanks in advance.

randam KudoZ activity Questions: 59 (none open) (5 closed without grading) Answers: 127
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Arabic translation:خذروف، دوامة

Explanation:
In commercial packagings, it is usually referred to as خذروف, but, growing up in the town of Qatif on the shores of the Gulf, we knew it as دوامة

Selected response from:

Fuad Yahya

Grading comment

My text happens to be directed to audience in the Gulf region, therefore I chose this answer.
Thanks to all answerers.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +4

البلبل

Ziad Marzouka

5 +3

خذروف، دوامة

Fuad Yahya

5 +2

نحلة

ahmadwadan.com

5 +1

الدبور

Ahmed Dahman

Answers

7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

spinning top البلبل

Explanation:
Here in Jordan we call it البلبل, I have also seen that it is called "‏بلبل الحذروف"

Ziad Marzouka
Switzerland
Local time: 10:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic

20 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

spinning top

خذروف، دوامة

Explanation:
In commercial packagings, it is usually referred to as خذروف, but, growing up in the town of Qatif on the shores of the Gulf, we knew it as دوامة

Fuad Yahya
Native speaker of:

Arabic,

English
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

My text happens to be directed to audience in the Gulf region, therefore I chose this answer.
Thanks to all answerers.

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

spinning top نحلة

Explanation:
We call it like that in Egypt.

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Note added at 1 hr 11 mins (2006-01-10 07:02:15 GMT)
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يمكن استخدام النحلة الدوارة إذا أردت اكساب الكلمة طابع رسمي

ahmadwadan.com
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 11:01
Native speaker of: Arabic

7 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

spinning top الدبور

Explanation:
It's called الدبور in Egypt but sometimes it's called النحله Cairo and Alex.

Ahmed Dahman
Egypt
Local time: 10:01
Native speaker of: Arabic

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