غربة

English translation: lonliness/ alienation/ desolation

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Arabic term or phrase:غربة
English translation:lonliness/ alienation/ desolation
Entered by: AbdulHameed Al Hadidi

19:35 Jul 28, 2005
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Philosophy
Arabic term or phrase: غربة
بعد الموت يشعر الإنسان أنه بغربة حقيقيةز يا لها من غربة
Saleh Ayyub
New Zealand
Local time: 00:43
lonliness/ alienation/ desolation
Explanation:
Any of these fits the meaning.
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AbdulHameed Al Hadidi
Local time: 13:43
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Thanks for your help Hamid, as well as the support of others,

Saleh
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Summary of answers provided
5 +8lonliness/ alienation/ desolation
AbdulHameed Al Hadidi
4 +1estrangement
Hassan Al-Haifi (wordforword)
4isolated /isolation
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غربة
lonliness/ alienation/ desolation


Explanation:
Any of these fits the meaning.

AbdulHameed Al Hadidi
Local time: 13:43
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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Thanks for your help Hamid, as well as the support of others,

Saleh

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Fuad Yahya
9 mins
  -> Thans, Mr.Fuad.

agree  Aisha Maniar: yes, although I might use "truly alone" (adj.) in the first instance and then "loneliness" (n.) in the second
37 mins

agree  AhmedAMS
56 mins

agree  Sami Khamou
59 mins

agree  neuneutek
4 hrs

agree  ahmadwadan.com
4 hrs

agree  A Nabil Bouitieh
3 days 3 hrs

agree  Stephen Franke: Aisha provides a good differentiation between citation 1 and citation 2 in that text
6 days
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
غربة
estrangement


Explanation:
إبعاد, تنففير, إقصاء, جعله غريباً عن These are from Sakhr for estrangment in addition to غربة بمعنى وحشة.

Hassan Al-Haifi (wordforword)
Local time: 14:43
Native speaker of: Arabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Randa Farhat
13 hrs
  -> Thanks Randa
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isolated /isolation


Explanation:
another suggestion

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Note added at 2005-07-29 02:35:33 (GMT)
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sense of isolation

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Catastrophic Illness, by Ellen Puleyblank Coffey Ph.D.
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sktrans
Local time: 07:43
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
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