كركب

English translation: A woman's name, to be transliterated

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Arabic term or phrase:كركب
English translation:A woman's name, to be transliterated
Entered by: Samaa Zeitoun

20:48 Apr 22, 2011
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Mining & Minerals / Gems
Arabic term or phrase: كركب
A Sudanese text talks about "كركب" happening to a gold necklace. From the context, it is clearly something negative.

Could this be rust? Or is it something else?
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Jordan
A woman's name, to be transliterated
Explanation:
Thank you Amel
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Samaa Zeitoun
United States
Local time: 12:03
Grading comment
Thank you for your help. I appreciate it.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4a Sudanese woman name - to be transliterated, not translated
Mohsin Alabdali
3A woman's name, to be transliterated
Samaa Zeitoun


Discussion entries: 6





  

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50 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a Sudanese woman name - to be transliterated, not translated


Explanation:
got it from the asker's discussion point.

Mohsin Alabdali
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 20:03
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you for the entry, Mohsin. I would, however, prefer to award points to Samaa as she is the first person to have suggested the answer and is the person who steered me in the right direction nearly two months ago.

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51 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
A woman's name, to be transliterated


Explanation:
Thank you Amel

Samaa Zeitoun
United States
Local time: 12:03
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you for your help. I appreciate it.
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