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Arabic translation: قلم رصاص ميكانيكي

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English term or phrase:	Mechanical pencil
Arabic translation:	قلم رصاص ميكانيكي
Entered by:	Randa El Nomeir

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15:35 Aug 14, 2005

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English term or phrase: Mechanical pencil

we call it in Egypt قلم بسنون but that's not formal or professional, I failed to find the arab term for it but I suggest قلم رصاص آلى أو ميكانيكى
but I don't like it 100%

Randa El Nomeir KudoZ activity Questions: 177 (1 open) (22 closed without grading) Answers: 65
Local time: 14:20

قلم رصاص ميكانيكي

Explanation:
In all translated stationery brochures it is called so.

Selected response from:

AbdulHameed Al Hadidi
Local time: 14:20

Grading comment

your answer is the closest to my heart. thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +2

قلم رصاص ميكانيكي

AbdulHameed Al Hadidi

4 +2

قلم رصاص قابل لإعادة التعبئة

Hassan Al-Haifi (wordforword)

3 +2

قلم كبَُاس

Ziad Marzouka

1 +2

قلم رسم بسنون رصاص

Shazly

Answers

26 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

mechanical pencil قلم كبَُاس

Explanation:
This is how it is called in Jordan and Syria.

Ziad Marzouka
Local time: 14:20
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 36

57 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

قلم رسم بسنون رصاص

Explanation:
قلم رسم بسنون رصاص متغيرة
MECHANICAL PENCIL

Pencil with replaceable lead that is used for doing "drawings".

Shazly
Egypt
Local time: 14:20
Native speaker of:

Arabic
PRO pts in category: 74

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

mechanical pencil

قلم رصاص ميكانيكي

Explanation:
In all translated stationery brochures it is called so.

AbdulHameed Al Hadidi
Local time: 14:20
Native speaker of:

Arabic
PRO pts in category: 16

Grading comment

your answer is the closest to my heart. thank you!

6 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

mechanical pencil قلم رصاص قابل لإعادة التعبئة

Explanation:
لا يحتاج أن يبرى

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Note added at 6 hrs 22 mins (2005-08-14 21:58:55 GMT)
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أو قلم ميكانيكي يعبى بسنن رصاص

Hassan Al-Haifi (wordforword)
Local time: 15:20
Native speaker of: Arabic

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