الخشب المقضبن

English translation: barred wood

14:34 Feb 26, 2021
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Botany
Arabic term or phrase: الخشب المقضبن
This is from an Omani text, and I can't figure out what type of wood it is.
أعجبتني الغرفة التي تطل على بستان القرنفل ومخازن الحصاد

كانت بها نافذة كبيرة من الخشب المقضبن
والمنظر كان آسراً جميلاً ...
Saliha18
Local time: 16:47
English translation:barred wood
Explanation:

barred: closed or secured with a long rigid piece of wood, metal, or similar material.
"he sits by a barred window"

النافذة محمية أو مؤمنة بقضبان من الخشب

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Note added at 1 day 2 hrs (2021-02-27 16:43:37 GMT)
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Barred metal window.


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Note added at 1 day 2 hrs (2021-02-27 16:45:23 GMT)
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1. A window with red shutters
2. A bricked and barred window


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Note added at 1 day 2 hrs (2021-02-27 17:04:05 GMT)
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Barred also means "marked by" or "divided off by bars" not only "blocked".
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Fathy Shehatto
Egypt
Local time: 18:47
Grading comment
Thank you for the illustration as well!
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4 +3barred wood
Fathy Shehatto


  

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barred wood


Explanation:

barred: closed or secured with a long rigid piece of wood, metal, or similar material.
"he sits by a barred window"

النافذة محمية أو مؤمنة بقضبان من الخشب

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Note added at 1 day 2 hrs (2021-02-27 16:43:37 GMT)
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Barred metal window.


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Note added at 1 day 2 hrs (2021-02-27 16:45:23 GMT)
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1. A window with red shutters
2. A bricked and barred window


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Note added at 1 day 2 hrs (2021-02-27 17:04:05 GMT)
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Barred also means "marked by" or "divided off by bars" not only "blocked".

Fathy Shehatto
Egypt
Local time: 18:47
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 3
Grading comment
Thank you for the illustration as well!
Notes to answerer
Asker: This sounds great, but I'm confused about how the view can be captivating if the window is boarded up. Thank you Morano for the illustration!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Morano El-Kholy: https://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photo-old-window-barred-woo...
2 hrs

agree  Saeed Najmi: agree
15 hrs

agree  Milena Atanasova: window with wooden bars, I think.
19 hrs
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