frankish race

Arabic translation: al-Ifranj/al-faranja

09:21 Oct 2, 2000
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English term or phrase: frankish race
The generic word medieval Arab Muslims used to call the western Crusaders. Preferably during the 12th century A.D. Please use the romanised spelling when translating it to Arabic.
James
Arabic translation:al-Ifranj/al-faranja
Explanation:
A Frank is a member of a West Germanic people that entered the Roman provinces in A.D. 253, occupied the Netherlands and most of Gaul (France), and established themselves along the Rhine (Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 10th Edition). The word FRANKS has been Arabicized (vv translated) as Faranja or Ifranj.

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Summary of answers provided
naafrangii (plural)
Stephen Franke
naifranj (إفرنج) or firanga (فرنجة)
Raghad
naal-Ifranj/al-faranja
Ghassan Ghosn
naal-Ifranj/al-faranja
Ghassan Ghosn
naAl-Ferinjah
Mona Helal


  

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1 hr
afrangii (plural)


Explanation:
Greetings

Singular indefinite ("a"): farangii

Plural indefinite ("some"): afrangii (pron: a-frAAngii)

Plural definite ("the"): al-afrangii

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3 hrs
ifranj (إفرنج) or firanga (فرنجة)


Explanation:
Plural: ifranj (إفرنج) or firanja (فرنجة)
Plural + the : al-ifranj or al-firanja. (if: is like if, fi is like fee)
With (Arabic diacritics) the second one is pronounced: al- firanjatoo
This is what the Moslems used to call ALL THE EUROPEAN RACE after the Crusades.
Singular: ifranjee (إفرنجي) or firanjee (فرنجي).
Singular + the: al-ifranjee or al-firanjee.
Race: e'rk (عرق)
the race: al-e'rk (العرق)
the frankish race: al-e'rk al-firanjee or al-ifranjee.


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4 hrs
al-Ifranj/al-faranja


Explanation:
A Frank is a member of a West Germanic people that entered the Roman provinces in A.D. 253, occupied the Netherlands and most of Gaul (France), and established themselves along the Rhine (Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 10th Edition). The word FRANKS has been Arabicized (vv translated) as Faranja or Ifranj.

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Gus

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4 hrs
al-Ifranj/al-faranja


Explanation:
A Frank is a member of a West Germanic people that entered the Roman provinces in A.D. 253, occupied the Netherlands and most of Gaul (France), and established themselves along the Rhine (Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 10th Edition). The word FRANKS has been Arabicized (vv translated) as Faranja or Ifranj. Check my reply to your other question.

As for 'race', it's Jins or 'Irq --but the word/term is rarely (if ever) used in this context.

Gus

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5 hrs
Al-Ferinjah


Explanation:
The above was used as a collective noun for the whole race.

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Mona

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