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ذبيحة ثمينة

English translation: a fat animal/offering

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Arabic term or phrase:ذبيحة ثمينة
English translation:a fat animal/offering
Entered by: Dalia Nour

20:54 Sep 26, 2020
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Religion
Arabic term or phrase: ذبيحة ثمينة
وما إن رأى يوسف(ع) بنيامين قال لمدير القصر، خذ هؤلاء القوم إلى المنزل واذبحوا ذبيحةً سمينة وحضّروا الطعام، سيتناولون الغداء معي
Dalia Nour
Egypt
Local time: 08:04
a fat animal/offering
Explanation:
I believe you meant سمينة which means fat, as opposed to ثمينة which means valuable.
Selected response from:

Antoine Maalouf
Local time: 09:04
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3To slaughter a fat/fine sheep or a cow
Youssef Chabat
4 +1a fat animal/offering
Antoine Maalouf
4ٍstout/fat animal
Ali Abdulmaqsood
4Fatty animal
adel almergawy


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
To slaughter a fat/fine sheep or a cow


Explanation:
He ordered him to slaughter a sheep or cow and feast upon it.

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Note added at 5 mins (2020-09-26 20:59:22 GMT)
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Or simply a big one

Youssef Chabat
Morocco
Local time: 07:04
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 16
Notes to answerer
Asker: But he did not specify the kind of the animal!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Antoine Maalouf: Although the type of animal is not specified.
6 mins
  -> Yes, I avoided using animal because it's so broad. In general, for Arabs, it can be a camel, a sheep, a cow or even a horse. These are the most used to give importance to the guest.
agree  Sajad Neisi
14 hrs
  -> Thank you very much
agree  Mohammed86
2 days 13 hrs
  -> Thank you very much
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ذبيحة سمينة
a fat animal/offering


Explanation:
I believe you meant سمينة which means fat, as opposed to ثمينة which means valuable.

Antoine Maalouf
Local time: 09:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  S.J: offering is perfect in this context
1 hr
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ٍstout/fat animal


Explanation:
.

Ali Abdulmaqsood
Egypt
Local time: 08:04
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 8
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Fatty animal


Explanation:
Big and fat one

adel almergawy
Egypt
Local time: 08:04
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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