Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
بائن القماءة
English translation:
obviously short statured
Added to glossary by
Arshadul Hassan
Sep 17, 2012 10:24
11 yrs ago
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Arabic term
Bangladesh
Reliable translation certified
Native in: Bengali 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Bengali to Arabic, and 1 more.
بائن القماءة
Arabic to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
This expression has been taken from the short story "إحسان لله" by Mahmud Taimur. The context is as follows:
وإنما كان صموتا، منطويا على نفسه، بائن القماءة، دميم الخِلقة...إلخ
وإنما كان صموتا، منطويا على نفسه، بائن القماءة، دميم الخِلقة...إلخ
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +1 | obviously short statured |
Mustafa Hegazy
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| 4 | manifestly/ evidently mean or insignificant |
Saleh Dardeer
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| 4 | Short Stature / Too Short |
Ahmed Kamal
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Proposed translations
+1
1 hr
Mustafa Hegazy
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
&
English
Egypt
A Physician & Medical Translator
Native in: Arabic , English
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, German to Arabic
Related KudoZ points
:
3
Selected
obviously short statured
it means to have a short stature
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
29 mins
Saleh Dardeer
Native in Arabic
Works in field
High quality comes first!
Native in: Arabic
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic, Arabic, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
74
manifestly/ evidently mean or insignificant
يقول ابن فارس في كتابه العظيم معجم مقاييس اللغة
القاف والميم والحرف المعتلُّ كلمةٌ تدلُّ على حقارة وذُلّ. يقال: هو قَمِيٌّ بيّن القَماءة ، أي الحقارة.
http://www.baheth.info/all.jsp?term=قمأ
القاف والميم والحرف المعتلُّ كلمةٌ تدلُّ على حقارة وذُلّ. يقال: هو قَمِيٌّ بيّن القَماءة ، أي الحقارة.
http://www.baheth.info/all.jsp?term=قمأ
4 hrs
Short Stature / Too Short
Too short in stature (height)
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