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sheep trader

Arabic translation: تاجر أغنام

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English term or phrase:sheep trader
Arabic translation:تاجر أغنام
Entered by: Abdallah Ali

22:18 May 3, 2007
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Livestock / Animal Husbandry
English term or phrase: sheep trader
In the document, an individual's occupation is given as "sheep trader". I'm wondering if there's a specialized term for this.
xine jc
United States
Local time: 02:41
تاجر أغنام
Explanation:
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Note added at 17 mins (2007-05-03 22:35:45 GMT)
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Sheep: خراف أو أغنام
Goats: ماعز
Nanny goat: عنزة
Ewe: نعجة
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Abdallah Ali
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:41
Grading comment
Thanks, all!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +5تاجر أغنام
Abdallah Ali
5 +3تاجر خراف
Sam Berner


  

Answers


8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
تاجر خراف


Explanation:
ولو أننا نسميهم كلهم تجار مواشي.

Sam Berner
Australia
Local time: 16:41
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 6

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Abdallah Ali: وما الفرق بين الخراف والأغنام؟
4 mins
  -> In Sudan - where I learned my Arabic - غنم are goats. So I was a bit confused
agree  Hani Hassaan
10 mins
agree  Lamis Maalouf
24 mins
agree  AhmedAMS
5 hrs
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
تاجر أغنام


Explanation:
.

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Note added at 17 mins (2007-05-03 22:35:45 GMT)
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Sheep: خراف أو أغنام
Goats: ماعز
Nanny goat: عنزة
Ewe: نعجة


Abdallah Ali
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:41
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks, all!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sam Berner
5 mins
  -> Goats: ماعز Thanks. Please check my note.
agree  Lamis Maalouf
30 mins
  -> Thank you very much
agree  Alexander Yeltsov
9 hrs
  -> Thank you very much
agree  Ahmad Batiran: الخروف يُستفاد من صوفه أكثر مما يٌستفاد من شعر الغنم
1 day 10 hrs
  -> Thank you very much
agree  zax
1 day 16 hrs
  -> Thank you very much
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