مطـال

English translation: tinsmith / forger

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Arabic term or phrase:مطـال
English translation:tinsmith / forger
Entered by: Saleh Ayyub

08:44 Jun 2, 2004
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Metallurgy / Casting
Arabic term or phrase: مطـال
A profession, or a job title in the Morocan dialect. What is the best translaion into Engish.

Thanks

Saleh
Saleh Ayyub
New Zealand
Local time: 20:52
tinsmith / forger
Explanation:
tinsmith / forger
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Sabry Hameed
Egypt
Local time: 09:52
Grading comment
Tinsmith ..., Thanks for all of your help
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3tinsmith / forger
Sabry Hameed
5 +2سمكري معادن
Alaa AHMED


  

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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
مطـال
tinsmith / forger


Explanation:
tinsmith / forger

Sabry Hameed
Egypt
Local time: 09:52
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Tinsmith ..., Thanks for all of your help

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  msaleh: a real English equivalent
28 mins
  -> thanks msaleh

agree  Randa Farhat: whitesmith, tinsmith = صـفـــّـاح، مـطـّـال , here's a line of poetry: بمرهفات مطلت سبائكا تقضّ أمّ الهام والترائكا
8 hrs
  -> thanks Kalila

agree  AhmedAMS
6 days
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
مطـَّال
سمكري معادن


Explanation:
"Mattal" is the laboror who hammers, forges, or shapes by hammering metals.
such as مطَّال سيارات-سمكري سيارات

ِAn Egyptian of Moroccan stock

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Note added at 1 hr 9 mins (2004-06-02 09:53:40 GMT)
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metal forger

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Note added at 1 hr 10 mins (2004-06-02 09:54:51 GMT)
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metal forger

Alaa AHMED
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 10:52
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ahmed ismaiel owieda
5 mins
  -> Thanks buddy

agree  Sabry Hameed
10 mins
  -> Thanks Sabry
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