Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
المهنة: متسبب
English translation:
independent worker
Added to glossary by
Rania KH
Apr 13, 2005 08:06
19 yrs ago
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Arabic term
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المهنة: متسبب
Arabic to English
Bus/Financial
Human Resources
Job Title
Trying to translate a Saudi I.D. document I have encountered this profession متسبب which I have never heard off. Could someone help? Thanks in advance.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | freelance, self-employed or independent worker |
Rania KH
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| 4 +1 | Tradesman |
Suleiman Al Saqer
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| 4 | self-employed |
Fuad Yahya
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| 4 | small storekeeper |
Maureen Millington-Brodie
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Change log
Jun 5, 2005 05:15: Fuad Yahya changed "Field" from "Other" to "Bus/Financial" , "Field (specific)" from "Names (personal, company)" to "Human Resources" , "Field (write-in)" from "(none)" to "Job Title"
Proposed translations
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freelance, self-employed or independent worker
This is a very common word in the Syrian region. It refers to someone who doesn't have a regular steady job and who earns his living by selling services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them.
A very common, though colloquial, phrase is "رايح اتسبب" which means "I'm going to look for a job to earn today's bread with".
By the way, the notion of "التسبب" comes from the Islamic term "الأخذ بالأسباب".
و الله أعلم
A very common, though colloquial, phrase is "رايح اتسبب" which means "I'm going to look for a job to earn today's bread with".
By the way, the notion of "التسبب" comes from the Islamic term "الأخذ بالأسباب".
و الله أعلم
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self-employed
As I recall (it has been a while), متسبب is a euphemism for an unskilled worker who does odd jobs here and there.
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Maureen Millington-Brodie
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
33 years of experience
Native in: English
Works in: Arabic to English, German to English
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small storekeeper
or small retailer, accoding to the Hans Wehr dictionary
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11 hrs
Suleiman Al Saqer
Jordan
Jordan
Native in Arabic
Jordan
Accuracy and speed for reasonable price
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Standard-Arabian (MSA), Jordanian)
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic
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Tradesman
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