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الإمساك

English translation: withholding

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Arabic term or phrase:الإمساك
English translation:withholding
Entered by: Saleh Dardeer

11:25 Dec 12, 2010
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Religion
Arabic term or phrase: الإمساك
اعلم أن مجرد الإمساك للمال لا يسمى بخلاً لأن الإنسان قد يمسك فاضل المال لحاجته و لحوادث دهره و لأجل عياله و أقاربه و هذا كله من باب الحزم.
Nagwan Noaman
Yemen
Local time: 15:15
withholding
Explanation:
withholding is more common in religious translation

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Saleh Dardeer
Grading comment
Jazak Allahu khayran Saleh!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4withholding
Saleh Dardeer
4 +2holding back
Nadia Ayoub
5Stop Spending money
Hani Hassaan
4parsimony
halani
4Retention
Moodi
2close-fistedness
Nidhalz


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
holding back


Explanation:
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Note added at 4 mins (2010-12-12 11:30:04 GMT)
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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 14:15
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 200

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mohammad Gornas
9 mins
  -> Many thanks Mohammad :)
agree  Nesrin
49 mins
  -> Many thanks Nesrin :)
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Stop Spending money


Explanation:
Stop Spending money

Hani Hassaan
Egypt
Local time: 14:15
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 32
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
close-fistedness


Explanation:
thriftiness

Nidhalz
Local time: 13:15
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
withholding


Explanation:
withholding is more common in religious translation

http://www.google.com.eg/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&...

Saleh Dardeer
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 186
Grading comment
Jazak Allahu khayran Saleh!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mona Helal
29 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  Mustafa Hegazy: http://www.soundvision.com/Info/life/qandh.asp
2 hrs
  -> Thanks!
agree  Amira A Wahab
5 hrs
  -> Thanks!
agree  marwa_adam
7 hrs
  -> Thanks!
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54 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
parsimony


Explanation:
parsimony

halani
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 16:15
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Retention


Explanation:
.

Moodi
Local time: 15:15
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 27
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