Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jul 1, 2010 23:07
13 yrs ago
Arabic term
مقيل
Arabic to English
Social Sciences
International Org/Dev/Coop
This comes up in a variety of sentences connected to tribal governance in Morocco. The whole document is on the subject of local government. eg. مجالس المقيل
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | Qat sessions |
mohdysh
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| 4 | qat-chewing setting |
baligh
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| 3 | oral governance |
jad10 (X)
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Proposed translations
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Qat sessions
In some cases it is also called qat chewing sessions
Example sentence:
Because of that the sessions of the qat start in the siestas just after the launch time, the session of the qat was described as “Al-Maqial or Maqial”. (yementimes.com)
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oral governance
مقيل in this case refers to something oral, oral law.. tribal law.. that is what is not written but implied. مجالس being bodies..
So, bodies governed by oral law. Its not a first world concept..
So, bodies governed by oral law. Its not a first world concept..
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qat-chewing setting
It when Yemeni people sit together after lunch and chew their favorite drug: Quat / khat / chat
It was called مقيل in reference to the time of the day (القائِلَة) they usually do this ritual.
Hence, the term قيلولة refering to "siesta" that takes place at the same time, when the day is hottest.
القائِلَة (القاموس المحيط)
القائِلَة: نِصْفُ النَّهارِ. قال قَيْلاً وقائِلَةً وقَيْلُولَةً ومَقالاً ومَقيلاً.
وتَقَيَّلَ: نامَ فيه، فهو قائِلٌ
ج: قُيَّلٌ وقُيَّالٌ وقَيْلٌ، كشَرْبٍ، اسمُ جَمْعٍ.
والقَيْلُ، وكصَبورٍ: اللَّبَنُ يُشْرَبُ في القائِلَة،
أو القَيْلُ: شُرْبُ نِصْفِ النَّهارِ، والناقَةُ التي تُحْلَبُ عند القائِلَةِ،
كالقَيْلَةِ، والنائِمُ،
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Note added at 9 hrs (2010-07-02 08:59:17 GMT)
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Sorry for some of the typos.
It is when Yemeni people***
(By the way if you type مقيل اليمن on google, you will find many results, most refering to Qat-chewing)
It was called مقيل in reference to the time of the day (القائِلَة) they usually do this ritual.
Hence, the term قيلولة refering to "siesta" that takes place at the same time, when the day is hottest.
القائِلَة (القاموس المحيط)
القائِلَة: نِصْفُ النَّهارِ. قال قَيْلاً وقائِلَةً وقَيْلُولَةً ومَقالاً ومَقيلاً.
وتَقَيَّلَ: نامَ فيه، فهو قائِلٌ
ج: قُيَّلٌ وقُيَّالٌ وقَيْلٌ، كشَرْبٍ، اسمُ جَمْعٍ.
والقَيْلُ، وكصَبورٍ: اللَّبَنُ يُشْرَبُ في القائِلَة،
أو القَيْلُ: شُرْبُ نِصْفِ النَّهارِ، والناقَةُ التي تُحْلَبُ عند القائِلَةِ،
كالقَيْلَةِ، والنائِمُ،
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Note added at 9 hrs (2010-07-02 08:59:17 GMT)
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Sorry for some of the typos.
It is when Yemeni people***
(By the way if you type مقيل اليمن on google, you will find many results, most refering to Qat-chewing)
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