الدية

English translation: wergild

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Arabic term or phrase:الدية
English translation:wergild
Entered by: samah A. fattah

00:06 Oct 20, 2010
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Anthropology
Arabic term or phrase: الدية
I am translating part of a book on Tribalism in the third world. This term is heavily used throughout the text, I have the definition (see below) but I am curious to hear what you would call it as I am having a hard time finding an appropriate word.
الدية هي المقابل المادي- أي النقدي أو العيني - يدفع مقابل التنازل عن حق الثأر أو اعمال القاعدة التي تنص على العين بالعين و السن بالسن
Saoussane
United States
Local time: 14:34
wergild
Explanation:
In Anglo-Saxon and Germanic law, a price set upon a person's life on the basis of rank and paid as compensation by the family of a slayer to the kindred or lord of a slain person to free the culprit of further punishment or obligation and to prevent a blood feud.
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samah A. fattah
Egypt
Local time: 20:34
Grading comment
Thanks Samah
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4 +5blood money
TargamaT team
5 +3wergild
samah A. fattah


  

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blood money


Explanation:
http://salaf-stories.blogspot.com/2009/01/laugh-with-shiekh-...

TargamaT team
France
Local time: 19:34
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
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agree  Maia Tabet: *
44 mins

agree  Dr. Hamzeh Thaljeh
1 hr

agree  macyemen: I'd prefer: Diyya (blood money) ...
4 hrs

agree  Ayman Hemeida
5 hrs

agree  Mohammad Gornas
15 hrs
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
wergild


Explanation:
In Anglo-Saxon and Germanic law, a price set upon a person's life on the basis of rank and paid as compensation by the family of a slayer to the kindred or lord of a slain person to free the culprit of further punishment or obligation and to prevent a blood feud.


    Reference: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/wergild
samah A. fattah
Egypt
Local time: 20:34
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks Samah

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agree  Amira A Wahab
4 hrs
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agree  TargamaT team: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weregild أفضل هذا المصطلح على مصطلحي
9 hrs
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agree  Mohammad Gornas
15 hrs
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