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نقش

English translation: relief

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Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:نقش
English translation:relief
Entered by: SeiTT

08:17 Oct 15, 2010
Persian (Farsi) to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Archaeology / Iranian Archeaological Sites
Persian (Farsi) term or phrase: نقش
Greetings,

Please, what is the precise meaning of نقش in these two places?
نقش رجب & نقش رستم

http://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/نقش_رجب
and
http://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/نقش_رستم

All the best, and many thanks,

Simon
SeiTT
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:02
relief
Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_graphic_design
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Sasan Zangeneh Bar
Belgium
Local time: 13:02
Grading comment
many thanks very good indeed
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Summary of answers provided
5 +5relief
Sasan Zangeneh Bar
5 +1Naqš-i Rajab / Naqš-i Rostam
Mahmoud Akbari
5Inscriptions
Mohammad Emami
5figure
Hossein Abbasi Mohaghegh
5depiction, portray
Reza Ebrahimi


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Inscriptions


Explanation:
In this sense only.

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Note added at 10 mins (2010-10-15 08:27:19 GMT)
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As we may say:

Radjab inscriptions, Rostam inscriptions

However, I would add that 'Naqsh' is part of the name for these historical places.

Mohammad Emami
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  kolya: I think Inscriptions are more of written material than drawing of face or profile of someone
58 mins
  -> .سپاسگزارم
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
figure


Explanation:


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Note added at 10 mins (2010-10-15 08:27:52 GMT)
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the meaning is figure or inscription but it is called" Naqsh-e Rustam"

Naqsh-e Rustam (in Persian: نقش رستم Nāqš-e Rostām) is an archaeological site located about 12 km northwest of Persepolis, in Fars province, Iran. Naqsh-e Rustam lies a few hundred meters from Naqsh-e Rajab.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naqsh-e_Rustam

Hossein Abbasi Mohaghegh
Local time: 14:32
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 4
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
relief


Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_graphic_design

Example sentence(s):
  • Sassanid king Shapur I of Iran in this relief at Naqsh-e Rostam , celebrats his victories over the Roman emperor Publius Licinius Valerianus.
Sasan Zangeneh Bar
Belgium
Local time: 13:02
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
many thanks very good indeed

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  kolya
53 mins
  -> Thanks Kolya.
agree  Ryan Emami
1 hr
  -> Thanks Hossein.
agree  Reza Rostamzadeh Khosroshahi
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Reza.
agree  Armineh Johannes: armineh johannes
16 hrs
  -> Thank you Armineh.
agree  Mohammad Emami
5 days
  -> Thanks Mohammad!
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Naqš-i Rajab / Naqš-i Rostam


Explanation:
Refer to this link for explanation:
http://www.livius.org/na-nd/naqsh-i_rajab/naqsh-i_rajab.html

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Note added at 7 mins (2010-10-15 08:24:58 GMT)
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Here is also the link from Wikipedia:
Naqsh-e Rajab
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naqsh-e_Rajab

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Note added at 12 mins (2010-10-15 08:29:53 GMT)
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These are proper nouns and therefore must be transliterated. Naqsh in this context however refers to rock-face inscriptions and bas-reliefs.

Mahmoud Akbari
Canada
Local time: 07:02
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Komeil Zamani Babgohari: Exactly
10 hrs
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
depiction, portray


Explanation:
please check http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naqsh-e_Rustam

Reza Ebrahimi
United States
Local time: 04:02
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
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