شلوخ

English translation: [tribal] facial scars

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Arabic term or phrase:شلوخ
English translation:[tribal] facial scars
Entered by: Muhammad Atallah

15:32 Jan 9, 2023
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Computers (general)
Arabic term or phrase: شلوخ
Hi everyone,

What does this mean? It's someone talking about their mother in a Sudanese text.

ووجهها المحاط بالشلوخ العظيمة امتلأ بالتجاعيد

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Saliha18
Local time: 03:55
facial scars
Explanation:
Please check this link:
http://sudan-health.blogspot.com/2020/06/79.html
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Muhammad Atallah
Egypt
Local time: 05:55
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4 +2facial scars
Muhammad Atallah
5Tattoos
Mohammad Najim


  

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facial scars


Explanation:
Please check this link:
http://sudan-health.blogspot.com/2020/06/79.html

Muhammad Atallah
Egypt
Local time: 05:55
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 2
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mowafak Mohamed
23 mins

agree  Hazem Zaki: I would say "tribal facial scars" because it's an ancient Sudanese tribal ritual.
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Tattoos


Explanation:
https://www.swissinfo.ch/ara/afp/-الشلوخ------عادة-قبلية-قدي...

Mohammad Najim
Palestine
Local time: 05:55
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
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