double-pointed

Persian (Farsi) translation: دو سر

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English term or phrase:double-pointed
Persian (Farsi) translation:دو سر
Entered by: SeiTT

13:59 Mar 20, 2012
English to Persian (Farsi) translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Religion / The sword ذو الفقار
English term or phrase: double-pointed
Hi,

How do you describe the sword ذو الفقار?

I.e. how do you say 'double-pointed'?

I refer to the two, forked points at the end of the sword on the right-hand edge of this picture:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dhulfiqar.png
On the left-hand edge of the picture we have the hilt (i.e. the handle of the sword).

I do not refer to the edge (or edges) – presumably ‘double-edged’ is ‘دولبه’ or ‘دو‌دم’.

Best,

Simon
SeiTT
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:11
دو سر
Explanation:
Some examples:
شیر در اسلام هم بوده و بی شک استفاده شیر بهمراه شمشیر دو سر ذوالفقار که شمشیر امام اول شیعه است در زمان صفویه فقط به این دلیل بوده اما همانطور که گفتم شیر ممکن است که در گذشته هم بوده باشد ...

يك شمشير دو سر ذوالفقار شكل كه همون موقع ظاهرا اورده بود خونه و مخالفت اهالي خونه برگردونده بودش.
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Ahmad Kabiri
Iran
Local time: 11:41
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Summary of answers provided
5دو دم/ دو لبه
Mahmoud Akbari
5دو تیغه یا دو زبانه
Reza Ebrahimi
5Double-Bladed Sword/THE BIFURCATED SWORD
Mehdi Golestaninasab
5دو سر
Ahmad Kabiri


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دو دم/ دو لبه


Explanation:
Your guesses are correct!

Mahmoud Akbari
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Local time: 04:11
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دو تیغه یا دو زبانه


Explanation:
another choice

Reza Ebrahimi
United States
Local time: 01:11
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Double-Bladed Sword/THE BIFURCATED SWORD


Explanation:
These are two other options.
Double-Bladed Sword: (http://www.pdmiran.org/2012/01/suicidal-mystics-with-nukes.h...
Shi'as believe that Muhammad al-Mahdi will reappear when the world has fallen into chaos and civil war emerges between the human race for no reason. At this time, it is believed, half of the true believers will ride from Yemen carrying white flags to Mecca, while the other half will ride from Karbala, in Iraq, carrying black flags to Mecca. At this time, Muhammad al-Mahdi will come wielding God's Sword, the Blade of Evil's Bane, Zulfiqar (Arabic: ذو الفقار, ðū l-fiqār), the Double-Bladed Sword.


THE BIFURCATED SWORD: (http://iranology.persianblog.ir/1387/5/12/)

ذوالفقار (DHULFAGHAR)، شمشیر دو شاخه ی (THE BIFURCATED SWORD) حضرت علی موضوع فصل نه است. در فصل ده مطالبی پیرامون شمشیرهای راست تیغه STRAIGHT SWORDS)) ایرانی، شمشیرزنی، و توضیحاتی پیرامون نماد اژدها آمده است. فصل یازده مربوط به شمشیرهای نظامی دوره قاجار است.


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Note added at 10 mins (2012-03-20 14:09:44 GMT)
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Sorry, I forget to provide my suggestion:
شمشیر دو شاخه

Mehdi Golestaninasab
Iran
Local time: 11:41
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دو سر


Explanation:
Some examples:
شیر در اسلام هم بوده و بی شک استفاده شیر بهمراه شمشیر دو سر ذوالفقار که شمشیر امام اول شیعه است در زمان صفویه فقط به این دلیل بوده اما همانطور که گفتم شیر ممکن است که در گذشته هم بوده باشد ...

يك شمشير دو سر ذوالفقار شكل كه همون موقع ظاهرا اورده بود خونه و مخالفت اهالي خونه برگردونده بودش.

Ahmad Kabiri
Iran
Local time: 11:41
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 20
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