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amidžići

English translation: first cousins

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Bosnian term or phrase:amidžići
English translation:first cousins
Entered by: Mira Stepanovic

17:17 Jan 31, 2008
Bosnian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Religion
Bosnian term or phrase: amidžići
http://www.brodarevo.net/diskusije/10/333/Brak-izmedju-krvni...

Specific passage:
Moje licno misljenje o tome je da Onaj Koji je sve nas stvorio najbolje zna sta je dobro za nas, a sta nije. I ako On nije zabranio da se amidzici uzmu (znaci dozvoljeno je), onda ja to prihvatam kao Njegov zakon. Iz strahopostovanja prema Njemu se nebih usudila osuditi nesto sto je On dozvolio.
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So who's this woman he can't marry?
Paul Merriam
Local time: 12:14
cousins
Explanation:
I think that simply "cousins" fits the context

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Note added at 3 hrs (2008-01-31 21:17:46 GMT)
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or 'first cousins'
Selected response from:

Mira Stepanovic
Serbia
Local time: 18:14
Grading comment
Thanks. And to avoid any aspersions on Kale75's reputation, I should point out that I mispelled the original word.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3cousins
Mira Stepanovic
5first cousins
Nedzad Selmanovic
3aunt
Kale75 (X)


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
amidzica
aunt


Explanation:

amidza...uncle
amidzinica...aunt
amidzici (in your context) refer to uncle/aunt's children (nephew/niece)

Please read references containing: English translations of Ivo Andric's Travnicka Hronika

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-01-31 18:57:41 GMT)
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Hope this would be helpful...even I believe that your target word for translation is...amidzici...

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-01-31 19:06:17 GMT)
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I have just read the article...She cant marry her Uncle's son...

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Note added at 3 hrs (2008-01-31 21:13:50 GMT)
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Yes, amidzici...The woman says that her uncle's children can not marry her children because it is contrary to religious beliefs. While the other one believes that there is nothing wrong...

I thought your target word was..amidzinica...(aunt)...now I see you meant...amidzici...(uncle/aunt's children (nephew/niece))
hope this helped...



    Reference: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3763/is_199809/ai_n8...
Kale75 (X)
Local time: 18:14
Native speaker of: Native in BosnianBosnian, Native in SerbianSerbian
Notes to answerer
Asker: It occurred to me that this particular blog seems to be missing diacriticals. Should it be amidžići?

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
cousins


Explanation:
I think that simply "cousins" fits the context

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Note added at 3 hrs (2008-01-31 21:17:46 GMT)
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or 'first cousins'

Mira Stepanovic
Serbia
Local time: 18:14
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in Serbo-CroatSerbo-Croat
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks. And to avoid any aspersions on Kale75's reputation, I should point out that I mispelled the original word.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Kale75 (X): mislim da rodjak moze biti i 7 koljeno u rodbinskoj vezi. Ovdje se radi o bliskim medjurodbinskim vezama.
28 mins
  -> tačno, ali su u ovom kontekstu to ipak 'cousins' na engl. jeziku jer ne postoji drugi termin; možda je bolje 'first cousins', hvala, dodaću to kao dopunu
agree  Veronica Prpic Uhing: - cousins - here are first cousins
1 hr
  -> Hvala!
agree  Dubravka Hrastovec
2 hrs
  -> Hvala!
agree  Anira: first cousins
4 hrs
  -> Hvala!
agree  Larisa Djuvelek-Ruggiero (X)
4 hrs
  -> Hvala!
disagree  Nedzad Selmanovic: first cousins
6 hrs
  -> Ljubazno vas molim da pogledate šta sam dodala nakon 3 sata, dakle 3 sata pre nego što ste se odlučili za ovaj disagree a 6 sati pre nego što ste ponudili vaše rešenje. Hvala.
agree  Edina Jerlagic: I think Kale75 is right - amidzici (plural) means nephews i.e. father´s brother´s children
9 hrs
  -> Nephews? Not in this context, but thanks anyway
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
first cousins


Explanation:
I definetely can't not to make a difference between my first and fourth cousin, and so does the majority of other Bosnians.

amidza = uncle
amidzinica = aunt
amidzici = the child (children) of aunt(s)/uncle(s) = first cousins

There is an inetersting Bosnian drama on the subject. Title in Bosnian is "Kod amidze Idriza". English translation is "At uncle Idriz's".

good luck


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cousin
Nedzad Selmanovic
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in BosnianBosnian, Native in Serbo-CroatSerbo-Croat
PRO pts in category: 4
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