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Imra'a? Yuhibbuha hubban udhriyan?

English translation: A woman? That he loves platonically?


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Arabic term or phrase:Imra'a? Yuhibbuha hubban udhriyan?
English translation:A woman? That he loves platonically?
Entered by: sktrans
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02:28 Jan 7, 2012
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2012-01-10 16:54:09 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Arabic term or phrase: Imra'a? Yuhibbuha hubban udhriyan?
This is a question asked by a Bedouin (it may be in some Arabic dialect) after he listened to a love story of a knight who's searching for his beloved.
Something about a girl and love, but what exactly?
I'll be grateful for your help!
Renata Biniek
Local time: 01:23
A woman? That he loves platonically?
Explanation:
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Platonic - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster ...www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/platonicCached - Similar
You +1'd this publicly. Undo
My lover said he loved me platonically...made me think he wasn't quite sure what it meant or what he wanted. Reply · Like · September 11, 2011 at 7:32pm ...


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I think the bedouin is incredulous about the possibility of platonic
love between this man and that woman and in general between man/woman

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Note added at 1 hr (2012-01-07 04:15:05 GMT)
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A woman? [and]..he loves her platonically?
Selected response from:

sktrans
Local time: 20:23
Grading comment
Thank you all for you help. I really appreciate it!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5A woman? That he loves platonically?sktrans


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
A woman? That he loves platonically?


Explanation:
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Note added at 1 hr (2012-01-07 04:12:25 GMT)
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Platonic - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster ...www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/platonicCached - Similar
You +1'd this publicly. Undo
My lover said he loved me platonically...made me think he wasn't quite sure what it meant or what he wanted. Reply · Like · September 11, 2011 at 7:32pm ...


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Note added at 1 hr (2012-01-07 04:13:58 GMT)
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I think the bedouin is incredulous about the possibility of platonic
love between this man and that woman and in general between man/woman

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Note added at 1 hr (2012-01-07 04:15:05 GMT)
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A woman? [and]..he loves her platonically?

sktrans
Local time: 20:23
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you all for you help. I really appreciate it!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Liliane Hatem
3 hrs
  -> Thank you Liliane!

agree  Mokhtar Oussama Alliouche
3 hrs
  -> Thank you Mokhtar!

agree  Morano El-Kholy
6 hrs
  -> Thank you Morano!

agree  albermanil
10 hrs
  -> Thank you albermanil!

agree  Tarik Boussetta
11 hrs
  -> merci Tarik!
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