بالتجريص

English translation: By placing the person on a donkey with bells

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Arabic term or phrase:	بالتجريس
English translation:	By placing the person on a donkey with bells
Entered by:	Lamis Maalouf

17:45 Nov 29, 2013

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Arabic term or phrase: بالتجريص

العقوبة بالتجريص واشتُهرت جدا بالذات في العهد المملوكي في القرن الثامن الهجري ومابعده

alishah63 KudoZ activity Questions: 82 (none open) (11 closed without grading) Answers: 0
Local time: 21:29

By placing the person on a donkey with bells

Explanation:
تجريص أهل الشام المنقلبين على بيزنطة و "سلاطينها ". فكانوا يركبون "سادة" الشام المقاومين على ظهر حمار "محمل بالأجراس" بالمقلوب لإهانته..؟.. يصرخون بأعلى أصواتهم" حا.. حا.. " عسى أن يشد الحمار السير، خوفاً من منقلب "شامي" قد يسير "بالتجريصة" إلى حيث لا يريدون
http://tishreen.news.sy/tishreen/public/print/266903
I don't believe you can find one ore two words to bring the meaning into English. It has to be explained

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Lamis Maalouf
United States
Local time: 15:29

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Thank you Lamis for your help. ;)
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By placing the person on a donkey with bells

Lamis Maalouf

public humiliation

Samaa Zeitoun

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By placing the person on a donkey with bells

Lamis Maalouf
United States
Local time: 15:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Arabic
PRO pts in category: 70

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Thank you Lamis for your help. ;)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Linda Al-Bairmani: Thank you for sharing this link :)

3 hrs

-> Thanks, Linda. You are welcome. I think the key word is the bell in تجريص أي صوت الأجراس by the way, parading someone on a donkey (without the bells) was a sign of honor, it is well known in story of Christ (Palm Sunday) referred to in the next answer.

agree

Awad Balaish: من المستحسن أن تكون بالتجريس وليس التجريص

12 hrs

-> http://www.masress.com/hawadeth/1867 معك كل الحق، الصواب هو التجريس ولكن ربما الخطأ يأتي من اللفظ لأننا نلفظها وكأنها صاد

agree

Firas Allouzi

17 hrs

-> شكراً جزيلاً

agree

Abdallah Ali

20 hrs

-> Thanks a lot

23 mins confidence:

public humiliation

Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_humiliation

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Note added at 28 mins (2013-11-29 18:14:06 GMT)
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Public humiliation can take many forms. Parading on a donkey is one of them: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parading_on_donkey

Samaa Zeitoun
United States
Local time: 15:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Arabic
PRO pts in category: 40

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