Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
لف ذراعيه
English translation:
Crossed his arms
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Oct 10, 2020 10:38
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Arabic term
Egypt
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Native in: Arabic (Variants: Sudanese, Egyptian, Saudi , UAE, Lebanese, Syrian, Standard-Arabian (MSA)) 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic
لف ذراعيه
Arabic to English
Social Sciences
Religion
ولكن يعقوب (ع)لفّ ذراعيه ووضع يده اليمنى على رأس إفرايم ويده اليسرى على رأس مِنشّه
Could لف ذراعيه be "Put his hands around"?
Do you have better translation suitable for this context?
Thanks in advance,
Could لف ذراعيه be "Put his hands around"?
Do you have better translation suitable for this context?
Thanks in advance,
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | Crossed his arms |
Fuad Yahya
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| 4 | wrapped his hands around |
ABDESSAMAD BINAOUI
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| 4 | But Jacob stretched his arms placing his right hand on Ephraim's head and his left hand on Manasseh' |
Ali Abdulmaqsood
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Change log
Oct 10, 2020 18:17: Murad AWAD changed "Field" from "Other" to "Social Sciences"
Proposed translations
+2
10 mins
Selected
Crossed his arms
See Genesis 48:14.
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ABDESSAMAD BINAOUI
Morocco
Morocco
Native in Arabic
&
English
Morocco
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, Arabic (Variant: Moroccan) , French (Variants: Moroccan, African, Standard-France)
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wrapped his hands around
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Note from asker:
| I think it should be his arms not his hands. |
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Ali Abdulmaqsood
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Egypt
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Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
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But Jacob stretched his arms placing his right hand on Ephraim's head and his left hand on Manasseh'
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