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مياه البزل

English translation: (saline) drainage water

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Arabic term or phrase:مياه البزل
English translation:(saline) drainage water
Entered by: Fuad Yahya

23:32 Oct 25, 2004
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Science - Geology
Arabic term or phrase: مياه البزل
This is a title and is related to river water in Iraq.
samehme
United States
Local time: 21:08
saline drainage water
Explanation:
Salt is removed from soil by a drainage process. Here are a few references:

http://alfalfa.ucdavis.edu/subpages/2001Symposium/Proceeding...

SALT TOLERANT FORAGES FOR THE REUSE OF SALINE DRAINAGE WATER

http://iapreview.ars.usda.gov/research/publications/publicat...

Drainage sustains irrigated agriculture by removing salt accumulated in the soil profile. However, this results in the degradation of the water quality of the water body that receives the drainage.
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Fuad Yahya
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3saline drainage water
Fuad Yahya
4 +2the marshes
Lyes Bechkour
4 +2Desalinization water
Sami Khamou
4 +1salt marshes/ salt swamp
Nesrin
2tap / clear / filtered water
MElHelw


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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
مياه البزل
tap / clear / filtered water


Explanation:
بزل means, amongst other meanings, to tap /clear / filter / perforate. These imply either tap water or alternatives (clear or filtered) or well water. Maybe that will help you.

MElHelw
Local time: 06:08
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
مياه البزل
the marshes


Explanation:
http://www.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/403A67CF-9D5A-491B-9A5F-3...

http://www.mideastnews.com/Turkey_Syria.htm

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Note added at 42 mins (2004-10-26 00:14:46 GMT)
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I also found \"drainage waters\"

Lyes Bechkour
France
Local time: 06:08
Native speaker of: Arabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Asghar Bhatti
2 hrs
agree  Abdelazim Abdelazim
12 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
مياه البزل
Desalinization water


Explanation:
Desalinization water
عملية إزالة الملوحة من التربة
Desalinization is the process of removing salt from water. It also means removing salt from soils. for more info please view the following link:
http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/mar98/889550741.En.r.ht...




Sami Khamou
Local time: 00:08
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Saleh Ayyub
2 hrs
  -> Thank you Saleh
agree  Mustafa Fadhel
14 hrs
  -> Thank you Mustafa
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
مياه البزل
salt marshes/ salt swamp


Explanation:
My answer may not contradict that of Lyes and Sami, but it's up to you to choose which one is more accurate. This site http://www.iraqirabita.net/nw.asp?cknd=facts&cnd=101 is not working, unfortunately, but I managed to collect the following phrases from it from the google search page:
يستقبل هذا النهر سائر القنوات التي تنقل المياه المالحة المتجمعة من غسل التربة المالحة والمسماة بالجزائر بالسبخة وتسمي بالعراق مياه البزل. فالنهر عبارة عن مبزل عام. قبل حفره كانت عملية استصلاح الأراضي بغسلها محدودة بسبب صب مياه البزل في دجلة والفراة ورفع نسبة الملح بهما
The word سبخة gave me the clue - I checked it in the dictionary and found "salt marshes/ salt swamp". Isn't that what we in Egypt call الملاحات?

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Note added at 8 hrs 12 mins (2004-10-26 07:44:25 GMT)
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To be more precise, the answer should be \"salt marsh water\".. \"Salt marshes\" will do if you\'re referring to the whole body of water.

Nesrin
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:08
Native speaker of: Arabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Hanan Ghannoum
53 mins
agree  Abdelazim Abdelazim
4 hrs
disagree  Mustafa Fadhel: we are not in E>>>>
9 hrs
  -> What?? Did you mean to write "Egypt"? In any case, when I wondered if it's the same as ملاحات in Egypt, I wasn't suggesting anything Egyptian. What's your point?
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
مياه البزل
saline drainage water


Explanation:
Salt is removed from soil by a drainage process. Here are a few references:

http://alfalfa.ucdavis.edu/subpages/2001Symposium/Proceeding...

SALT TOLERANT FORAGES FOR THE REUSE OF SALINE DRAINAGE WATER

http://iapreview.ars.usda.gov/research/publications/publicat...

Drainage sustains irrigated agriculture by removing salt accumulated in the soil profile. However, this results in the degradation of the water quality of the water body that receives the drainage.


Fuad Yahya
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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agree  Nesrin: that should be it.
2 hrs
agree  Randa Farhat
3 days 14 hrs
agree  Arabicstart: Yes thats it
4 days
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