زواج عرفي

English translation: common-law marriage

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Arabic term or phrase:	زواج عرفي
English translation:	common-law marriage
Entered by:	hassan zekry

12:30 Oct 18, 2011

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Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.

Arabic term or phrase: زواج عرفي

It is used to describe customary marriage which is not accepted by Isalmic jurisprudence

Ahmed Makkawi

common-law marriage

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hassan zekry
Local time: 17:06

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4 +3

common-law marriage

hassan zekry

4 +1

unregistered customary marriage

drmutaier

4 +1

Urfi , Undisclosed, Secret Marriage

Ahmad Hamdy

civil marriage

Alexander Yeltsov

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Hani Hassaan

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1 min confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

unregistered customary marriage

Explanation:
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drmutaier
Australia
Local time: 01:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

common-law marriage

Explanation:
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hassan zekry
Local time: 17:06
Native speaker of:

Arabic
PRO pts in category: 8

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7 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Urfi , Undisclosed, Secret Marriage

Explanation:
الزواج العرفي is a culture specific term and it most probably implies confidentiality, I don't agree with translating it as "unregistered marriage" since it may be registered with the authorities or not and I don't agree with common-law marriage since it doesn't have to be registered too. I don't agree with customary marriage too since I consider it to be a literal translation that doesn't make since (It is actually against customs!!!!), I would prefer to transliterate it (maybe give it a number and place a very short explanation at the bottom of the page in question?) or mention it as secret or undisclosed marriage

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Note added at 7 ساعات (2011-10-18 20:23:01 GMT)
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correction : that doesn't make sense*

Ahmad Hamdy
Local time: 18:06
Native speaker of: Arabic

1 day 7 hrs confidence:

civil marriage

Explanation:
as opposite to a religious one

Alexander Yeltsov
Local time: 18:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 4

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Hani Hassaan
Egypt
Native speaker of:

Arabic
PRO pts in category: 8

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