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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / memoir | | Arabic term or phrase: "fitna" | The word was used as the name of a flowering tree, called "frangipani" in English. It is to be included in a memoir. I made a mistake when I gave "oleander" as another English name for this plant. That is incorrect, so I believe one of the answers I received is thus invalid, since it was the Arabic for oleander. The correct 2nd name for frangipani is "plumeria". Perhaps that will help someone to know the Arabic name.
The woman describing the frangipani tree referred to its name as "fitna", in Arabic. Is there a plant, a flowering tree, that is called by that name, that grows in Israel/Palestine?
Thanks everyone.
Please remember that I cannot read Arabic and need the name transliterated into English letters. |
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| | Yes, the word "fitna" is correct for "frangipani" | Explanation:
growing up a Little North of Palestine and Israel, namely Lebanon, I had 2 "fitna" trees in my backyard.
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Note added at 6 hrs (2012-02-03 14:03:27 GMT)
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Now, I live in the States and I have the same tree (potted, due to weather conditions) that is called "frangipani" |
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Local time: 06:11
| Grading comment Thanks so much. Now I'm clear on using the name "frangipani" for a plant described to me as a "fitna" in Jerusalem.
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4 mins confidence:  peer agreement (net): +1
14 mins confidence:  El Blumeria
Explanation:
English transliteration for البلوميريا
http://www.zira3a.net/articles/plumeria.html
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Note added at 2 days6 hrs (2012-02-05 14:23:44 GMT)
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Yes, It is called "Fitna" in a non-scientific context and the scientific term is "Elblumeria" (transliteration of course).
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Asker: Thank you for the pictures of plumeria, but, since I can not read Arabic, I do not know what the arabic name for this flower is. I am trying to find out if it is called "fitna" in an arabic language. Thanks.
Asker: Thank you very much for transliterating your answer into English letters, and for clarifying that "fitna" is the common-use name. That makes sense, since the word was used by a woman naming the tree in her yard. We in America have two names also: frangipani for non-scientific, plumeria for scientific use.
I wanted to choose your answer, also, as most helpful, and award you 4 points,as well, but it seems you can only designate one answer that way. Sorry-you helped me a lot.
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