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على المقتضاه

English translation: upon which

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Arabic term or phrase:على مقتضاه
English translation:upon which
Entered by: Mohsin Alabdali

22:05 Oct 1, 2008
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general) / Egyptian usage
Arabic term or phrase: على المقتضاه
This is an entry heading from an extract from the Egyptian Commercial Register. Full sentence is:

النظام المالي الذي حصل الزواج على المقتضاه

I take this to mean something like "Financial regime over the assets (?) brought about by marriage", but I am not quite sure about the role of the final word. Any assistance will be gratefully recieved - many thanks.
James Roberts
Local time: 06:40
upon which
Explanation:
النظام المالي الذي حصل الزواج على مقتضاه = financial arrangements upon which marriage was predicated
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Mohsin Alabdali
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 08:40
Grading comment
Difficult to choose between these very useful answers, but this is very helpful. Thanks.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1Pursuant to, by virtue of, in pursuance of , under, on the basis of
Ghada Samir
4 +1according to, in accordance with/ on the grounds of
Assem Mazloum
4upon which
Mohsin Alabdali


Discussion entries: 4





  

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
according to, in accordance with/ on the grounds of


Explanation:
ممكن تكون "بمقتضاه" أهذا هو المقصود؟
حصل الزواج "الزوج" بمقتضاه....ع

Assem Mazloum
Germany
Local time: 07:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Zareh Darakjian Ph.D.: I think this is the most likely meaning ( and translation ) here...
4 hrs
  -> thank you Zareh
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Pursuant to, by virtue of, in pursuance of , under, on the basis of


Explanation:
Varieties...

Ghada Samir
Egypt
Local time: 07:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sajjad Hamadani
4 days
  -> Many Thanks!
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
على مقتضاه
upon which


Explanation:
النظام المالي الذي حصل الزواج على مقتضاه = financial arrangements upon which marriage was predicated

Mohsin Alabdali
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 08:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Difficult to choose between these very useful answers, but this is very helpful. Thanks.
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