على ذمة زوجها

English translation: Her husbands responsibility/within the bond of matrimony/still officially married

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Arabic term or phrase:على ذمة زوجها
English translation:Her husbands responsibility/within the bond of matrimony/still officially married
Entered by: Heather Shaw

10:17 May 21, 2008
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
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Arabic term or phrase: على ذمة زوجها
المرأة المتزوجة ولا زالت على ذمة زوجها وتسمى في الشرع المحصنة
Heather Shaw
United States
Local time: 02:14
Her husbands responsibility
Explanation:
The word علي ذمة here denotes responsibilities,not just under his protection, but such things as financial responsibilities.
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Shabbir Limbada
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:14
Grading comment
thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +8still legally/officially married
Noha Kamal, PhD.
5 +1Her husbands responsibility
Shabbir Limbada
4 +1still under custody of her husband
Moodi
5under her husband's protection
Nadia Ayoub
5still on her husband's name
sdsds (X)
5in her husband's coverture
Simon Ossaile
4within the bond of marriage
Saleh Dardeer
4still bonded to her husband
Mohsin Alabdali


  

Answers


12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +8
still legally/officially married


Explanation:
better keep it simple and avoid tailor-made or coined terms

Noha Kamal, PhD.
Local time: 02:14
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 71

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nesrin
11 mins
  -> Thanks, Nesrin. Hope u r doing well.

agree  Yasser El Helw
1 hr
  -> merci ya Yasser

agree  zax
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, zax

agree  Nisreen Barakat
2 hrs

agree  emanelseify
7 hrs

agree  Akram Darwish: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/If_someone_is_still_legally_marrie... http://marriagepartner.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1633 http://www.answerbag.com/q_vie
15 hrs

agree  abdurrahman
1 day 2 hrs

agree  Sajjad Hamadani
2 days 10 hrs
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
still under custody of her husband


Explanation:
.

Moodi
Local time: 03:14
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  abdurrahman
17 mins
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
under her husband's protection


Explanation:
many google examples.

Example sentence(s):
  • What is to stop a married couple from entering into a private marriage contract, in which the wife places herself under her husband's protection in ...
  • She should thrive under her husband's protection, encouragement, and selfless provisions

    Reference: http://land.netonecom.net/tlp/ref/news/v03n01.shtml
    Reference: http://www.bible.org/page.php?page_id=4758
Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 02:14
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 99
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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
within the bond of marriage


Explanation:
HTH

Saleh Dardeer
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 20
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
still bonded to her husband


Explanation:
.

Mohsin Alabdali
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 03:14
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Her husbands responsibility


Language variant: whilst she is his responsibility

Explanation:
The word علي ذمة here denotes responsibilities,not just under his protection, but such things as financial responsibilities.


Shabbir Limbada
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in UrduUrdu, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mahy
3 days 15 hrs
  -> thanks.
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
still on her husband's name


Explanation:
meaning she carries his name hence is bound to him in all legal affairs and such

sdsds (X)
Local time: 02:14
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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11 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
in her husband's coverture


Explanation:
More specific term.

Simon Ossaile
Local time: 20:14
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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