alf

Greek translation: χίλια

20:30 Jun 6, 2009

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Social Sciences - History / History

English term or phrase: alf

Like Baybars, Qalawun was born in central Asia and as a slave fetched a thousand (alf) gold pieces, whence his surname al-Alfi.

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Greek translation:χίλια

Explanation:
το alf στα Aραβικά σημαίνει χίλια.

Δες αυτό:

1001 Arabian Nights, in Arabic Alf layla wa layla (Arabic: ألف ليلة و ليلة‎), which literally translates as "One thousand nights and a night".
1001 thanks is Alf shukran wa shukran (Arabic: ألف شكرا و شكرا): "One thousand thanks and thank you".

(source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1001_(number))

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