milestone

Arabic translation: مرحلة

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English term or phrase:milestone
Arabic translation:مرحلة
Entered by: Abdullah Mohamed Ahmed Bilal

02:06 May 29, 2001
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Law/Patents
English term or phrase: milestone
Milestone: means an event upon the occurrence of which the corresponding MILESTONE PAYMENT is due and payable.
(This is part of a contract)
Abdalla Bilal
tasdidun mawqut تسديد موقوت
Explanation:
As Fuad explained, it is difficult to find a fitting term using the Arabic for milestone or its derivatives.

I have chosen to borrow the usage of the word miqaat ميقات from the rituals of the Hajj. The miqaat is one of several locations along the the route to Mecca where the pligrim must enter the state of "ihraam". The specific location depends on the direction the pilgrim is coming from. In general, miqaat is the place and/or time when an action becomes due.

The adjective would be mawqut موقوت or mu`aqqat مؤقت. Here are references from the Glorious Quran:

"إن الصلاة كانت على المؤمنين كتابا موقوتا"
"وإِذا الرسلُ أُقِّتَتْ"

Now mu`aqqat has the connotation of "postponed", so mawqut fits better in your context.

For payment, you could either use tasdid تسديد or duf'ah دُفعة. I chose tasdid since duf'ah is closer to the meaning of "installment", which is still not too far off.

With this, your phrase becomes (of course the infliction changes with the sentence):

tasdidun mawqut تسديد موقوت
duf'atun mawqutah دفعة موقوتة

You also have another alternative for mawqut, which is maw'ud موعود. The noun in this case is ميعاد, which means "the appointed time and/or place". For example:

"صبرا آل ياسر فإن موعدكم الجنة".

and "ard almi'aad أرض الميعاد", the land promised to the children of Ibrahim if they are keep their covenant.

Hope this helps,

Alaa Zeineldine

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Alaa Zeineldine
Egypt
Local time: 15:02
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Many thanks to Fuad and Zeineldine. I think "marhala" and "tasdeed marhali" more suitable though not precise. Thanks again.
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Summary of answers provided
naمَعلَم أو إنجاز
Fuad Yahya
natasdidun mawqut تسديد موقوت
Alaa Zeineldine
naAknowledgement
Alaa Zeineldine


  

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6 hrs
مَعلَم أو إنجاز


Explanation:
My financial dictionary does not have an entry for "milestone" or "milestone payment." Neither does my dictionary of business management. I suppose I need to get a dictionary of contractual terms.

For the ordinary sense of "milestone," bilingual dictionaries give various Arabic terms, of which I prefer MA'LAM

مَعلَم

I find MA'LAM acceptable for your contractual context, unless you find a well-established technical term that you like.

I am also proposing INJAZ

إنجاز

Since that is what a milestone is in this sense.

I have also toyed with the term MARHALA

مَرحلة

...but I found it less than fully satisfactory, because it may give the impression of "milestone" being a mere time measurement, when in fact a milestone is an event or an accomplishment.

If nothing works, try a combination:

مَعلَم مرحلي
إنجاز مرحلي
مرحلة مَعلَمية
مرحلة إنجازية
مَعلَم إنجازي
إنجاز مَعلمي

Some of these combinations may sound downright ridiculous, but that is OK. This is just a process to get you to an acceptable term.

A good test of a term's usefulness is to check its morphological versatility. For instance, if we accept an Arabic term for "milestone", how would we then say "milestone payment"?

I hope you receive a response with an acceptable, well-established term. If not, the above may have enough material to help you coin one. Good luck.

Fuad


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Fuad Yahya
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 7371
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9 hrs
tasdidun mawqut تسديد موقوت


Explanation:
As Fuad explained, it is difficult to find a fitting term using the Arabic for milestone or its derivatives.

I have chosen to borrow the usage of the word miqaat ميقات from the rituals of the Hajj. The miqaat is one of several locations along the the route to Mecca where the pligrim must enter the state of "ihraam". The specific location depends on the direction the pilgrim is coming from. In general, miqaat is the place and/or time when an action becomes due.

The adjective would be mawqut موقوت or mu`aqqat مؤقت. Here are references from the Glorious Quran:

"إن الصلاة كانت على المؤمنين كتابا موقوتا"
"وإِذا الرسلُ أُقِّتَتْ"

Now mu`aqqat has the connotation of "postponed", so mawqut fits better in your context.

For payment, you could either use tasdid تسديد or duf'ah دُفعة. I chose tasdid since duf'ah is closer to the meaning of "installment", which is still not too far off.

With this, your phrase becomes (of course the infliction changes with the sentence):

tasdidun mawqut تسديد موقوت
duf'atun mawqutah دفعة موقوتة

You also have another alternative for mawqut, which is maw'ud موعود. The noun in this case is ميعاد, which means "the appointed time and/or place". For example:

"صبرا آل ياسر فإن موعدكم الجنة".

and "ard almi'aad أرض الميعاد", the land promised to the children of Ibrahim if they are keep their covenant.

Hope this helps,

Alaa Zeineldine




    muhit almuhit, lisan al-araab, Quran and Sunnah.
Alaa Zeineldine
Egypt
Local time: 15:02
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 614
Grading comment
Many thanks to Fuad and Zeineldine. I think "marhala" and "tasdeed marhali" more suitable though not precise. Thanks again.
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1 day 4 hrs
Aknowledgement


Explanation:
The answer chosen for the term was marhala, which was suggested by Fuad.

Although the phrase tasdeed marhali is a combination of both our suggestions, I should acknowledge that the points should have gone to Fuad not me.

Alaa Zeineldine

Alaa Zeineldine
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