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لايفنى

English translation: does not satisfy

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Arabic term or phrase:	لا يغنى
English translation:	does not satisfy
Entered by:	Nadia Ayoub

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15:55 Aug 1, 2011

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Social Sciences - Management / staff satisfaction survey

Arabic term or phrase: لايفنى

لايفنى ولا يسمن من جوع

a member of staff has responded with this comment when asked what they feel about a company's internal communications. It is an international company working in Egypt.
I await your ideas with interest as always. Many thanks in advance.

mbrodie KudoZ activity Questions: 350 (10 open) (5 without valid answers) (11 closed without grading) Answers: 1163
Local time: 12:01

satisfy

Explanation:
لَا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِي مِنْ جُوعٍ
سورة الغاشية
Which will neither nourish nor satisfy hunger.
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Note added at 7 mins (2011-08-01 16:02:29 GMT)
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Also:
Which will neither nourish nor avail against hunger
Which will neither fatten nor avail against hunger.

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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 13:01

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4 +4

satisfy

Nadia Ayoub

لا يغني = useless

Translatall

absolutely not acceptable

Ahmed Badawy

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5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

لايغنى

satisfy

Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 13:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Arabic
PRO pts in category: 42

Grading comment

Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

7 hrs confidence:

absolutely not acceptable

Explanation:
-

Ahmed Badawy
Local time: 13:01
Native speaker of:

Arabic

4 days confidence:

لا يغني = useless

Explanation:
it could be a typo

Translatall
Local time: 07:01
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Arabic,

English

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Changes made by editors

Aug 15, 2011 - Changes made by Nadia Ayoub:
Edited KOG entry	Nadia Ayoub's old entry - "لايفنى " => "satisfy"
Aug 15, 2011 - Changes made by Nadia Ayoub:
Created KOG entry	KudoZ term => KOG term

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