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سنابيك

English translation: dows


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Arabic term or phrase:سنابيك
English translation:dows
Entered by: Mohammad Gornas
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13:15 Jul 9, 2009
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Art/Literary - History / .
Arabic term or phrase: سنابيك
كان ضروريا أن ترحل سنابيك علي بن عمرو تحت مسؤولية وحماية أحد ملوك عمان.. كخير حماية من سفن أعالي البحار، وكذلك لتمتعها بالإعفاء الجمركي حال رسوها في موانىء عمان.
Zingare11a
Local time: 23:03
dows
Explanation:
Medium size tradind/fishing/smuglind ships
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Mohammad Gornas
Sudan
Local time: 23:03
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1dows
Mohammad Gornas
5skiffs
Muhammad Atallah
5small boat/embarcation
Nadia Ayoub


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
small boat/embarcation


Explanation:
http://www.basema.net/?p=115
السنبوك هو قارب صغير


Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 22:03
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 32
Notes to answerer
Asker: Many thanks!

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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
skiffs


Explanation:
skiff = سُنْبُوق
المصدر: فاموس المورد عربي إنجليزي

السنبوق
يعد من أشهر السفن العمانية والعربية التي تستخدم في الرحلات التجارية البعيدة المدى وتتراوح حمولته بين 20، 150 طن، كانت تستخدم في صيد اللؤلؤ والآن في الشحن ونقل الركاب.
http://www.vivalebanon.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=831

Muhammad Atallah
Egypt
Local time: 22:03
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 15
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you very much!

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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
dows


Explanation:
Medium size tradind/fishing/smuglind ships

Mohammad Gornas
Sudan
Local time: 23:03
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Many thanks!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Stephen Franke: Letter missing in spelling; should be "dhows."
20 hrs
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Changes made by editors
Jul 14, 2009 - Changes made by Mohammad Gornas:
Edited KOG entryMohammad Gornas's old entry - "سنابيك " => "dows"
Jul 14, 2009 - Changes made by Mohammad Gornas:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term
Jul 9, 2009:
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