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Passion Flowers

Arabic translation: زهرة الآلام


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English term or phrase:Passion Flower
Arabic translation:زهرة الآلام
Entered by: Fuad Yahya
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04:34 Feb 5, 2002
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Science - Botany / flower
English term or phrase: Passion Flowers
Flowers that make passion fruit
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زهرة الآلام
Explanation:
Pronounced ZAHRAT AL-'ALAM

The reference here is to the passion (suffering) of Jesus Christ. According to the Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, early Spanish settlers in America interpreted the unusual flowers as symbolic of the Crucifixion, hence the name.

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4 +2زهرة الآلامFuad Yahya
5زهور الصبر أو زهور الصبار
Saleh Ayyub
4زهور الشوقMEzzat


  

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زهرة الآلام


Explanation:
Pronounced ZAHRAT AL-'ALAM

The reference here is to the passion (suffering) of Jesus Christ. According to the Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, early Spanish settlers in America interpreted the unusual flowers as symbolic of the Crucifixion, hence the name.

Fuad


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Fuad Yahya
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agree  Alaa Zeineldine: The context is indeed defined by reference to passion fruit.
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agree  AhmedAMS
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زهور الشوق


Explanation:
Correct translation in contingent upon the case of the letter (P,p). If it is a small letter, the translation will be zohour Ashouk.If capitalized, it is zohour Al-A'lam.

Hope this will help

MEzzat
Local time: 09:41

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neutral  Alaa Zeineldine: The context is indeed defined by reference to passion fruit
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زهور الصبر أو زهور الصبار


Explanation:
It is pronounced:

زهور = Zhour, and it means flowers
الصبر= Al-Sabr, and it means passion or Aloes

or

الصبار= Al-Suba'ar, and it means also passion or Aloes

and good luck

and it is caled: Aloes fruit, and it is very common in Syria amd Palestine, Jordan; and I have it at New Zealand, and I love it; it is good for health.

Saleh Ayyub
Local time: 19:41
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