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يشدهم من أزلافهم

15:48 Aug 23, 2019
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Literary Book
Arabic term or phrase: يشدهم من أزلافهم
وفيما يبدو، احتفظ العثمانيون بعلاقة وطيدة مع اليهود عندما عادوا إلى اليمن مرة أخرى في القرن التاسع عشر الميلادي حسبما يذكر تودور بارفيت أنهم عاقبوا من يرمي اليهود بالحجارة أو يشدهم من أزلافهم في الشارع.
Mohammad Khalid
Egypt
Local time: 17:56


Summary of answers provided
5 +1he who pulls their sidelocks
Ebrahim Mohammed


  

Answers


1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
he who pulls their sidelocks


Explanation:

الأزلاف هي جدولات شعر السوالف عند اليهود


شعر السالف الذي يقوم اليهود بإطالته على شكل جدولة ...sidelock

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Note added at 1 hr (2019-08-23 17:01:55 GMT)
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sideburn would fit in as well
he who pulls their sideburns

Ebrahim Mohammed
Germany
Local time: 17:56
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lotfi Abdolhaleem: Pulls them by the sidelocks (zuluf = Turkish word).
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