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Greek translation: χίλια


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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.
Tania Gagali
Greece
Local time: 23:17
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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Anna_D
Greece
Local time: 23:17
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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: Native in GreekGreek
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nick Lingris: ...τον πούλησαν σαν σκλάβο για χίλια (αλφ) χρυσά δηνάρια ...
10 mins

agree  Assimina Vavoula
11 hrs

agree  olga hatzigeorgiou
12 hrs

agree  Socratis VAVILIS
21 hrs

agree  semasia: ..χίλια ('αλφ') ...
1 day13 hrs
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