مقيل
English translation: Qat sessions
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| 4 | qat-chewing setting |
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| 3 | oral governance |
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6 hrs confidence: 
oral governance Explanation: مقيل in this case refers to something oral, oral law.. tribal law.. that is what is not written but implied. مجالس being bodies.. So, bodies governed by oral law. Its not a first world concept.. |
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9 hrs confidence:
qat-chewing setting Explanation: It when Yemeni people sit together after lunch and chew their favorite drug: Quat / khat / chat It was called مقيل in reference to the time of the day (القائِلَة) they usually do this ritual. Hence, the term قيلولة refering to "siesta" that takes place at the same time, when the day is hottest. القائِلَة (القاموس المحيط) القائِلَة: نِصْفُ النَّهارِ. قال قَيْلاً وقائِلَةً وقَيْلُولَةً ومَقالاً ومَقيلاً. وتَقَيَّلَ: نامَ فيه، فهو قائِلٌ ج: قُيَّلٌ وقُيَّالٌ وقَيْلٌ، كشَرْبٍ، اسمُ جَمْعٍ. والقَيْلُ، وكصَبورٍ: اللَّبَنُ يُشْرَبُ في القائِلَة، أو القَيْلُ: شُرْبُ نِصْفِ النَّهارِ، والناقَةُ التي تُحْلَبُ عند القائِلَةِ، كالقَيْلَةِ، والنائِمُ، -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 9 hrs (2010-07-02 08:59:17 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Sorry for some of the typos. It is when Yemeni people*** (By the way if you type مقيل اليمن on google, you will find many results, most refering to Qat-chewing) |
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11 hrs confidence:
Qat sessions Explanation: In some cases it is also called qat chewing sessions Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=3&id=17730 Reference: http://www.yementimes.com/defaultdet.aspx?SUB_ID=33516 |
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