Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Feb 18 07:28
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Arabic term
طابيات
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Hi everyone,
This is from a Libyan text.
Does this mean different kinds of astonishing cactuses?
Or is طابيات the name of the cactus?
فهي كصبّارة مزهرة - وأنا لدي طفولة محبّبة مع طابيات الصبّار المذهلة التي كانت تسيّج
سواني العائلة.
Thank you!
This is from a Libyan text.
Does this mean different kinds of astonishing cactuses?
Or is طابيات the name of the cactus?
فهي كصبّارة مزهرة - وأنا لدي طفولة محبّبة مع طابيات الصبّار المذهلة التي كانت تسيّج
سواني العائلة.
Thank you!
Proposed translations
(English)
4 | Fences | Mowafak Mohamed |
4 | [cactus] hedges | Assem AlKhallouf |
References
Reference | Ayman Massoud |
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Feb 21, 2024 09:19: Mowafak Mohamed Created KOG entry
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Fences
Cactus Fences
مسموعة في تونس والجزائر ومصر. وهي في تونس: الطابية هي سياج لحماية البساتين، أسفله من تراب وأعلاه مغروس.
https://atlasallhajaat.com/country_word/EG/8460
A cactus fence is a hedge or fence made of closely spaced cactus plants, sometimes with barbed wire or wood interwoven with the cacti.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cactus_fence
Have you ever seen a cactus fence? They are made of closely spaced living cactus plants, sometimes built against a frame of barbed wire or wood interwoven with the cactus. Cut from living plants and sunk into the ground, they will grow and flourish with a little water, and survive in nearly any condition.
https://www.goodearthplants.com/living-walls-fences-natural-...
مسموعة في تونس والجزائر ومصر. وهي في تونس: الطابية هي سياج لحماية البساتين، أسفله من تراب وأعلاه مغروس.
https://atlasallhajaat.com/country_word/EG/8460
A cactus fence is a hedge or fence made of closely spaced cactus plants, sometimes with barbed wire or wood interwoven with the cacti.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cactus_fence
Have you ever seen a cactus fence? They are made of closely spaced living cactus plants, sometimes built against a frame of barbed wire or wood interwoven with the cactus. Cut from living plants and sunk into the ground, they will grow and flourish with a little water, and survive in nearly any condition.
https://www.goodearthplants.com/living-walls-fences-natural-...
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Arabic term (edited):
طابيات الصبّار
[cactus] hedges
hedge: سياج نباتي
Reference:
https://www.prints-online.com/cactus-hedges-near-deir-el-balah-palestine-ww1-7195355.html
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