Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Central Philadelphia
Arabic translation:
فيلادلفيا الوسطي
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maiabulela
Feb 11, 2011 20:27
13 yrs ago
English term
Central Philadelphia
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Dear all,
What is the right Arabic translation of "Central Philadelphia"?
Thanks.
What is the right Arabic translation of "Central Philadelphia"?
Thanks.
Proposed translations
(Arabic)
| 5 +1 | فيلادلفيا الوسطي |
Eid Ibrahim
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| 4 +5 | وسط فيلادلفيا |
TargamaT team
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| 5 | فيلادلفيا المركز |
Mike Qandil
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Proposed translations
+1
1 hr
Eid Ibrahim
Egypt
Egypt
Native in English
&
Arabic
Works in field
Egypt
EN15038:2006 Translator Nr. S2011 04
Native in: Arabic 
, English
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, French to Arabic, and 1 more.
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4
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فيلادلفيا الوسطي
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وقد قرأتها بالفعل على يافطة مرور
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-02-11 21:38:14 GMT)
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http://translate.google.com.eg/translate_s?hl=ar&clss=&q=phi...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks a lot for the explanation Mr. Eid."
+5
12 mins
TargamaT team
France
France
Native in Arabic
France
Arabic professional content & beyond...
Native in: Arabic (Variant: Standard-Arabian (MSA)) , French (Variant: Standard-France)
Works in: English to Arabic, French to Arabic, German to Arabic, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
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22
وسط فيلادلفيا
Note from asker:
| Thanks a lot. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Asim Hussein
9 hrs
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| agree |
Mohsin Alabdali
10 hrs
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| agree |
TAKOAS (X)
12 hrs
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| agree |
Mujdey Abudalbuh
1 day 1 hr
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| agree |
Mona Abdel Rahman
2 days 15 hrs
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25 mins
Mike Qandil
France
France
Native in English
&
Arabic
France
Freelance Medical Language Specialist
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Standard-Arabian (MSA), Palestinian) , English (Variant: US)
Works in: English to Arabic, French to Arabic, Hebrew to Arabic, and 6 more.
فيلادلفيا المركز
Based on common Arabic terminology that appears in original Arabic texts of the kind, this would be the correct way of presenting this term. Due to the common confusion when translating this term into Arabic between the notion of "center" equivilant to "مركز" and "central" equivilant to "الوسطى" or "المركزية", the best portrayal of this term would be to succeed the word "فيلادلفيا" with the word "المركز" thus reflecting the required meaning of central philadelphia which is different in meaning than "Central Europe" which would be translated as "أوروبا الوسطى".
Discussion
whereas "فيلادلفيا الوسطي" is a name of the state