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قضية

English translation: issue

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Arabic term or phrase:قضية
English translation:issue
Entered by: Ahmed Ghaly (X)

16:23 Mar 7, 2014
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Arabic term or phrase: قضية
قضية النقد العربي أو قضايا في التراث النقدي وما شاكل ذلك. فهل تدل كلمة "قضية" على معنى معضلة ومشكلة ؟ المرجو منكم بعض التفصيل.
Arshadul Hassan
Bangladesh
Local time: 02:17
issue
Explanation:
قضية تعني issue
These are the meanings of issue:
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a subject that people discuss or argue about, especially relating to society, politics, etc. more...
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Ahmed Ghaly (X)
Egypt
Local time: 23:17
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5 +5issue
Ahmed Ghaly (X)
5Issue/Topic
Omar Eweidat


  

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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
issue


Explanation:
قضية تعني issue
These are the meanings of issue:
-----------
a subject that people discuss or argue about, especially relating to society, politics, etc. more...


Ahmed Ghaly (X)
Egypt
Local time: 23:17
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 77

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lotfi Abdolhaleem: Does not "question" fits too, Ghaly?
2 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot Mr. Lotfi. Dear Mr. Arshad, Please note that the sentence should be translated as follows: The issue of Arabic Criticism or Issues in the Heritage of Criticism and the like. It has no relation to problems as وما شاكل ذلك means and the like
agree  Awad Balaish
14 hrs
  -> شكرا جزيلا أستاذ عوض
agree  Anis Farhat: Yes, "issue" is the suitbale word in this context.
16 hrs
  -> thanks a lot Mr. Anis
agree  Faisal Alzawaideh (X)
1 day 8 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot
agree  Haytham Boles: Well done!
1 day 23 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Issue/Topic


Explanation:
قضية in this context doesn't mean cause! It rather means an 'Issue' or a 'Topic' and usually means: an important topic or problem for debate or discussion.

Example sentence(s):
  • The United Nation's Security Council hasn't taken any actions towards the Syrian Issue.

    Reference: http://www.definitions.net/definition/issue
Omar Eweidat
Jordan
Local time: 23:17
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
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