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English term or phrase:	Alexandria, Virginia
Arabic translation:	Transliterate original English terms in this instance
Entered by:	Stephen Franke

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18:09 Sep 13, 2004

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Geography / Geography

English term or phrase: Alexandria, Virginia

How would you translate Alexandria in this case:

الإسكندرية
ألكسندريا

I will be grateful if you justify your answer.

Alaa Zeineldine KudoZ activity Questions: 215 (none open) (23 closed without grading) Answers: 1135 Egypt
Local time: 14:44

Transliterate original English terms in this instance

Explanation:
Greetings.

Since that location in the US will appear in a travel brochure or similar functional publication, the customary practice is to transliterate the original English terms, versus a literal Arabic translation.

Thusly (as posted earlier) the Arabic-equivalent terms would be:

ألكسندريا- فيرجينيا

HTH. Khair, in sha' Allah.

Regards,

Stephen H. Franke
San Pedro, California

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Stephen Franke
United States
Local time: 05:44

Grading comment

Thanks everyone. I think Stephen's reasoning is the one that most fits the bill.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided
5 +4	Transliterate original English terms in this instance	Stephen Franke
4	الكيساندرية	ArabInk
4	الكسندريا	jenan
3 +1	الإسكندرية "الكسندريا"- فيرجينيا	Moushira El-Mogy

Discussion entries: 3

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24 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

Transliterate original English terms in this instance

Stephen Franke
United States
Local time: 05:44
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

Thanks everyone. I think Stephen's reasoning is the one that most fits the bill.

26 mins confidence:

الكسندريا

Explanation:
Well Alaa you can translate it الكسندريا or الاسكندرية, but I personally think that translating it as الكسندريا will help distinguish it from the famous eygptian city.. And if you google in Arabic for the word الكسندريا you will find that all the sites are actually talking about the American city, but the word الاسكندرية will mean the eygptian city..
Good luck

Reference: http://www.alraialaam.com/11-08-2004/ie5/raiaamforyou.htm
Reference: http://www.almokhtsar.com/html/news/1424/06/13/8/index.php

jenan
Local time: 15:44
Native speaker of:

Arabic

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

alexandria, virginia الإسكندرية "الكسندريا"- فيرجينيا

Explanation:
A suggestion using both of them.
Being a timetable for bus or train, reader will not get confused or even think about Alexandria Egypt.

Moushira El-Mogy
Local time: 06:44
Native speaker of:

Arabic
PRO pts in category: 8

6 hrs confidence:

alexandria, virginia الكيساندرية

Explanation:
More likely to produce a better pronunciation - not, e.g. alkisanadaria

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Note added at 6 hrs 35 mins (2004-09-14 00:45:35 GMT)
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Sorry, that should be اليكساندرية

ArabInk
Local time: 07:44
Native speaker of:

English

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