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أعتق رقبة

English translation: liberate/free a bondman/slave

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Arabic term or phrase:أعتق رقبة
English translation:liberate/free a bondman/slave
Entered by: Mostafa MOUHIBE

18:09 Feb 25, 2009
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / دين /الأحاديث النبوية
Arabic term or phrase: أعتق رقبة
قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلمك " من أعتق رقبة مسلمة أعتق الله بكل عضو منه, عضواً منه من النار حتى فرجه بفرجه" صدق رسول الله- صلى الله عليه وسلم. و معنى "أعتق رقبة" أي حررها من العبودية
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Local time: 00:21
liberate/free a bondman/slave
Explanation:
liberate/free a bondman/slave
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Mostafa MOUHIBE
Morocco
Local time: 22:21
Grading comment
Thanks a lot for all the answers, and I think all the given translations are correct, but I see this is the suitable one and also I have another translation " to release a slave", what do you think?
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3free a slave
Nadia Ayoub
5 +2emancipate a slave/ set him free
Ihab Abdelhafiz
5manumit a slave/manumit a bondman
Dr. Mohamed Elkhateeb
4liberate/free a bondman/slave
Mostafa MOUHIBE
4set him free
shirwet elkeraby


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
free a slave


Explanation:
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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 23:21
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 106
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you very much indeed for your fast answers and I appreciate this, I hope I do not get you boring from my questions, thans again :-)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  esalm fouad
4 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot Eslam :)
agree  Hanan Sharabati
9 hrs
  -> Many thanks Hanan :)
agree  Sarwat Ezzeldin
3 days 10 hrs
  -> Many thanks Sarwat :)
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
liberate/free a bondman/slave


Explanation:
liberate/free a bondman/slave

Mostafa MOUHIBE
Morocco
Local time: 22:21
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 6
Grading comment
Thanks a lot for all the answers, and I think all the given translations are correct, but I see this is the suitable one and also I have another translation " to release a slave", what do you think?
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
emancipate a slave/ set him free


Explanation:
emancipate a slave/ set him free

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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-02-25 20:45:04 GMT)
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http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/emancipate

Ihab Abdelhafiz
Egypt
Local time: 23:21
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 18

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  nevine ibrahim
22 hrs
  -> Thank you Nevine
agree  Defiant Khaki
890 days
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1 day 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
manumit a slave/manumit a bondman


Explanation:
manumit a slave/manumit a bondman

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Note added at 1 day1 hr (2009-02-26 19:45:24 GMT)
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http://www.twf.org/Library/Slavery.html

Dr. Mohamed Elkhateeb
Egypt
Local time: 23:21
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 12
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2 days 13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
set him free


Explanation:
set him free

shirwet elkeraby
Egypt
Local time: 23:21
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
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