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وبر

English translation: hair of camel, goat, etc..

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Arabic term or phrase:وبر
English translation:hair of camel, goat, etc..
Entered by: Assem Mazloum

23:56 Jun 27, 2008
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
Arabic term or phrase: وبر
ويستخدم المتسللون وسائل عدة لاجتياز الحرم الحدودي والتصدي لدوريات الحدود، وذلك بلبس الأحذية الإسفنجية الدائرية المكسوة بصوف الوبر من الخارج

From this story about Saudi border patrols:

http://www.daralhayat.com/special/features/06-2008/Article-2...

Thank you for any help.
Andrew Cavell
Local time: 00:37
hair of camel, goat, etc..
Explanation:
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Assem Mazloum
Germany
Local time: 01:37
Grading comment
Thanks very much Assem.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +5Wool
Ghada Samir
5 +2hair of camel, goat, etc..
Assem Mazloum
5Fuzz yarn
Sajjad Hamadani
4hyrax
Maureen Millington-Brodie


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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
hyrax


Explanation:
it's also known as a rock badger

Maureen Millington-Brodie
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:37
Native speaker of: English
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58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
hair of camel, goat, etc..


Explanation:
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Assem Mazloum
Germany
Local time: 01:37
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks very much Assem.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mohsin Alabdali
4 hrs
  -> thank you dear Mohsin
agree  Moodi
6 hrs
  -> thank you
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Wool


Explanation:
*Wool: صوف،وبر، نسيج صوفي
**In addition to this link from Babylon Dict.:http://www.babylon.com/definition/wool/Arabic
wool:
صوف نسيج صوفى = ثوب من صوف وبر، زغب شعر الانسان شئ يحجب الحقيقة او يعوق التفاهم
Therefore, "Wool" means both :صوف الوبر
***Moreover, pls check this search:
http://www.google.com.eg/search?num=20&hl=en&newwindow=1&q=w...

-you'll see that it cannot be:"صوف الوبر" :"Wool of hair", for example...in this search you'll see that it is 2 diff. things, wool & animal hair, whereas your text is :"صوف الوبر".....
Thank you






Ghada Samir
Egypt
Local time: 02:37
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nadia Ayoub
7 mins
  -> Thank you dear Nadia & Good morning:)
agree  tessaturtle: it's definitely wool ya jama3a :)
2 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot , Tessaturtle! That's why when one has a "wool jumper", after sometime of wearing it, it might get "موبر" as we say in Egyptian dialect:)
agree  Majed Jarrar
2 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot Jarrarist, very nice Blog, by the way:-)
agree  kifahl
4 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot Kifah:)
agree  abdurrahman
8 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot Abdurrahman:)
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1 day 12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Fuzz yarn


Explanation:
Fuzz yarn

Fuzz yarn is obtained from Dassie , Daman , Coney , Hhyrax , Vicuna hair for process in textile such as “Singeing” or gassing to both yarns and fabrics to produce an even surface by burning off projecting fibres, yarn ends, and fuzz.


Sajjad Hamadani
United States
Local time: 19:37
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in UrduUrdu, Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
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