Feb 28, 2022 18:20
2 yrs ago
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Arabic term
وضيع
Arabic to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Hi everyone,
I'm working on a Libyan text, but wasn't sure about وضيع in this context. Does it just mean 'cheap'? So a cheap wire?
Here the author is describing her room.
في تلك الغرفة بالطابق الثاني والتي يتدلى من سقفها خيط كهرباء وضيع في أخره مصباح ...
Thank you.
I'm working on a Libyan text, but wasn't sure about وضيع in this context. Does it just mean 'cheap'? So a cheap wire?
Here the author is describing her room.
في تلك الغرفة بالطابق الثاني والتي يتدلى من سقفها خيط كهرباء وضيع في أخره مصباح ...
Thank you.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | Cheap |
Abdul Quddous Fathi
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| 5 +1 | With a lamp at its edge/end |
Youssef Chabat
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Proposed translations
+1
3 mins
Abdul Quddous Fathi
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Works in field
Egypt
Translation art, at its best!
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Kuwaiti, Egyptian, Lebanese, Palestinian, Iraqi, Sudanese, Standard-Arabian (MSA), Moroccan, Yemeni, Saudi , UAE, Algerian, Jordanian, Syrian, Libyan) 
Works in: Arabic, English to Arabic, Arabic to English, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
6
Selected
Cheap
Yes, cheap is a good translation here taking the context into consideration.
2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks!"
+1
1 hr
Youssef Chabat
Morocco
Morocco
Native in Arabic
Morocco
A wordsmith at your disposal
Native in: Arabic (Variant: Standard-Arabian (MSA)) , French (Variant: Standard-France) 
Works in: French to Arabic, English to Arabic, Arabic to French, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
94
With a lamp at its edge/end
That’s a typo
وضع وليس وضيع
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Note added at 1 hr (2022-02-28 19:23:44 GMT)
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The lamp is put….
وضع وليس وضيع
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Note added at 1 hr (2022-02-28 19:23:44 GMT)
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The lamp is put….
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