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Jan 21, 2021 12:15
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Arabic term
لفاية
Arabic to English
Art/Literary
Linguistics
(في ضیعتنا النمامة ینادونني: (مرت السوداني ،) وفي حارات الشام العریقة أصیر: (اللفایة
From a Syrian novel.
Many thanks!
From a Syrian novel.
Many thanks!
Proposed translations
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| 5 +2 | Servant الخدامة |
Mahmoud Ibrahim
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| 5 +2 | on-call house miad |
Diya Takrouri
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Proposed translations
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Mahmoud Ibrahim
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Specializes in field
Egypt
High Quality at Affordable Prices !
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Egyptian, Standard-Arabian (MSA)) 
Works in: English to Arabic, French to Arabic, Arabic to English, and 2 more.
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17 mins
Diya Takrouri
Türkiye
Türkiye
Native in Arabic
Works in field
Türkiye
Linguist Ar ⇋ En | 29 years’ Experience
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Iraqi, Syrian, Standard-Arabian (MSA), Yemeni, UAE, Egyptian, Palestinian, Saudi , Jordanian, Lebanese) 
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic
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4
on-call house miad
A woman who would be called upon to help a housewife in cleaning the house mainly, or in doing other house works. - she may as well do the work alone herself. This kind of service is occasional - on-call - rather than consistent and regular.
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