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قناة أهلية

English translation: private channel


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Arabic term or phrase:قناة أهلية
English translation:private channel
Entered by: Khalid W
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07:52 Nov 2, 2008
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Journalism
Arabic term or phrase: قناة أهلية
In a description of various Iraqi TV stations, some of them are listed as being أهلية ... in this context, does this mean "national", as in "broadcast on the national level", "non-governmental", or something else? I thought it might be referring to channels that were both non-governmental and non-partisan, but then one station is listed as being أهلية but belonging to the Assyrian Democratic Movement.
Khalid W
Local time: 16:09
private channel
Explanation:
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz...
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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 22:09
Grading comment
Thanks Nadia (and Salam for confirming that this is what is used in Iraq).
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +7private channel
Nadia Ayoub
5 +2non-official/privately owned TV station
Noha Kamal, PhD.
4community channelFuad Yahya
4Local channel
Aymene Zermane


  

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0 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
non-official/privately owned TV station


Explanation:


Noha Kamal, PhD.
Local time: 22:09
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ahmad Barakat
16 mins

agree  a1interpreter
2 days7 hrs
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +7
private channel


Explanation:
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz...

Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 22:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Thanks Nadia (and Salam for confirming that this is what is used in Iraq).

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ahmad Barakat
15 mins
  -> Many thanks Ahmad :)

agree  KHALID ALHASSAN
1 hr
  -> Thanks a lot Khalid :)

agree  Zareh Darakjian Ph.D.: Yes.
14 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot Dr. :)

agree  Salam Alrawi: yes, this is what we use it for in Iraq
18 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot Salam :)

agree  ahmadwadan.com
22 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot Ahmad :)

agree  Mohsin Alabdali
1 day2 hrs
  -> Many thanks Mohsin :)

agree  Aymene Zermane
2 days12 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot Aymene :)
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Local channel


Explanation:
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Aymene Zermane
Local time: 22:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
community channel


Explanation:
or "community-based channel."

Of course, you could have helped us provide you with a more certain suggestion by providing proper context -- the actual Arabic text, which would include the terms used to describe the other channels.

This particular channel ("belonging to the Assyrian Democratic Movement") seems to be rooted in a particular community.

Fuad Yahya
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
Notes to answerer
Asker: Here are some of the terms used to describe the various channels: قناة أهلية معتدلة القناة تابعة للحكومة قناة سنية قناة أرضية تابعة للسنة قناة أهلية يرعاها عدد من رجال الأعمال قناة أهلية خاصة بالمسيحيين العراقيين

Asker: sorry, those were all supposed to be on different lines. قناة أهلية معتدلة 2 القناة تابعة للحكومة 3 قناة سنية 4 قناة أرضية تابعة للسنة 5 قناة أهلية يرعاها عدد من رجال الأعمال6 قناة أهلية خاصة بالمسيحيين العراقيين

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