Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
مثقال ذهباً
English translation:
Mithqal of gold
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Saleh Dardeer
Nov 28, 2013 19:46
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Arabic term
مثقال ذهباً
Arabic to English
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Religion
على مهر مقدم قدره 30 مثقال ذهباً نوع 21
from IRAQI marriage certificate
thnx for help
from IRAQI marriage certificate
thnx for help
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | Mithqal of gold |
Saleh Dardeer
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| 5 | 30 Mithqal of gold(150 grams) |
Mohamed Zidan
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| 5 | Mithqal of gold |
Ousama Fatima
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Dec 16, 2013 06:36: Saleh Dardeer Created KOG entry
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Saleh Dardeer
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Mohamed Zidan
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30 Mithqal of gold(150 grams)
Hi there
there are three possible ways to render this term
1- transliterate" 30 Mithqal of gold " as the word has now equivilant term in english
2- change the Mithqal to grams" 150 grams of gold" as 1 Mithqal = 5 grams which will make it easer for english speakers to comprehend
3- transliterate + convert " 30 Mithqal of gold(150 grams) "
http://ejabat.google.com/ejabat/thread?tid=16d002918cd519ba
http://www.binbaz.org.sa/mat/13811
http://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/مثقال
GL
there are three possible ways to render this term
1- transliterate" 30 Mithqal of gold " as the word has now equivilant term in english
2- change the Mithqal to grams" 150 grams of gold" as 1 Mithqal = 5 grams which will make it easer for english speakers to comprehend
3- transliterate + convert " 30 Mithqal of gold(150 grams) "
http://ejabat.google.com/ejabat/thread?tid=16d002918cd519ba
http://www.binbaz.org.sa/mat/13811
http://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/مثقال
GL
Peer comment(s):
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Saleh Dardeer
: converting make dilemma. Your references conflict with each other between 5, 4.6, 4.2, etc. grams. So,safe side is to render it as is especially it is a well known measuring unit
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Hi there, this is IRAQI marriage certificate so based on my references it's 5 grams exactly in Iraq
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Ousama Fatima
United States
United States
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Native in: Arabic (Variant: Syrian) , English (Variant: US)
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic
Mithqal of gold
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