English to Greek translations [PRO] Social Sciences - History / History | | English term or phrase: alf | | Like Baybars, Qalawun was born in central Asia and as a slave fetched a thousand (alf) gold pieces, whence his surname al-Alfi. |
| | | Greek translation:χίλια | Explanation: το alf στα Aραβικά σημαίνει χίλια.
Δες αυτό:
1001 Arabian Nights, in Arabic Alf layla wa layla (Arabic: ألف ليلة و ليلة), which literally translates as "One thousand nights and a night".
1001 thanks is Alf shukran wa shukran (Arabic: ألف شكرا و شكرا): "One thousand thanks and thank you".
(source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1001_(number)) |
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9 mins confidence:  peer agreement (net): +5 | χίλια
Explanation: το alf στα Aραβικά σημαίνει χίλια.
Δες αυτό:
1001 Arabian Nights, in Arabic Alf layla wa layla (Arabic: ألف ليلة و ليلة), which literally translates as "One thousand nights and a night".
1001 thanks is Alf shukran wa shukran (Arabic: ألف شكرا و شكرا): "One thousand thanks and thank you".
(source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1001_(number))
| Anna_D Greece Local time: 23:17 Native speaker of: Greek PRO pts in category: 4
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