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stylus

Arabic translation: قلم

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English term or phrase:stylus
Arabic translation:قلم
Entered by: Mazyoun

19:54 Jan 30, 2005
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Computers: Hardware
English term or phrase: stylus
Tap the screen with the supplied pointing device called the stylus.
SOS
قلم السمه
Explanation:
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Mazyoun
Local time: 14:47
Grading comment
thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3قلم السمه
Mazyoun
4 +1ستايلس
Saleh Ayyub
5ريشة
Fuad Yahya
4ابرة
Sam Shalalo


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
قلم السمه


Explanation:
.

Mazyoun
Local time: 14:47
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Iman Khaireddine: قلم
9 mins
  -> Thank you
agree  Mohamed Elsayed: قلم
14 mins
  -> Thank you.
agree  A Nabil Bouitieh
1 hr
  -> Thank you
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ستايلس


Explanation:
kep as is

Saleh

Saleh Ayyub
New Zealand
Local time: 01:47
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mohamed Gaafar
4 mins
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ابرة


Explanation:
مسبار

Sam Shalalo
Australia
Local time: 23:47
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
ريشة


Explanation:
The device actually looks very much like a ballpoint pen or pencil, but since they refer to it as "the stylus," it would make better sense to refer to it in Arabic as الريشة

Fuad Yahya
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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