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Persian (Farsi) translation: سجده کردن/ به خاک افتادن

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English term or phrase:prostrate
Persian (Farsi) translation:سجده کردن/ به خاک افتادن
Entered by: Younes Mostafaei

20:52 May 2, 2012
English to Persian (Farsi) translations [PRO]
Religion / Christianity
English term or phrase: prostate
This is from a 16th century Protestant Christian prayer. It must be formed of pro + state. Well here's the context:

O eternal Lord God! Father of our Lord Jesus Christ; Creater and disposer of all things; just, gracious, and wise only; in the name and reverence of thy Son Jesus, we prostate ourselves, desiring thine Omnipotent Majesty to look down upon these afflicted times of thy poor creatures and servants; relieve thy church, increase our faith, and confound our enemies...

Thank you in advance.
Sareh Taromi
Local time: 14:22
سجده کردن/ به خاک افتادن
Explanation:
I believe it to be prostrate.
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Younes Mostafaei
Iran
Local time: 14:22
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4سجده کردن/ به خاک افتادن
Younes Mostafaei
5پیشانی بر خاک گذاردن/ سجده و بندگی کردن
Mohammad Ali Moinfar (X)


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
سجده کردن/ به خاک افتادن


Explanation:
I believe it to be prostrate.

Younes Mostafaei
Iran
Local time: 14:22
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: The typo is in the oringinal :) Thank you very much!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Amanollah Zawari: Yes, there should be a typo.
4 mins
  -> Profuse thanks!
agree  Edward Plaisance Jr: don't forget the "r"
1 hr
  -> Sure. Profuse thanks!
agree  Tahmineh Zardasht
5 hrs
  -> Profuse thanks!
agree  Ehsan Alipour
1 day 10 hrs
  -> Profuse thanks!
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
پیشانی بر خاک گذاردن/ سجده و بندگی کردن


Explanation:
As my other colleagues correctly mentioned, the word must be "prostrate".
"Prostrate oneself" is an idiom in English meaning:to lie on your front with your face towards the ground, especially as an act of religious worship or as a sign of your willingness to obey someone



Mohammad Ali Moinfar (X)
Iran
Local time: 14:22
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
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