لطميات

English translation: ceremonial chest beating

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Arabic term or phrase:لطميات
English translation:ceremonial chest beating
Entered by: Seham Ebied

05:44 Sep 6, 2016
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
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Arabic term or phrase: لطميات
زيارة الشيعة لضريح الحسين وأخيه العباس في هذه الأيام رافقتها مثل ما نسميها بالعراق لطميات وهذه اللطميات تتخلها أهازيج.
Seham Ebied
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 21:37
ceremonial chest beating
Explanation:
HTH

You may transliterate and add this
ceremonial chest beating
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1151025/jsp/bihar/story_49483....



https://www.google.com/search?q=ceremonial chest beating&oq=...

HTH
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Saleh Dardeer
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2Self-slapping
A.K Janjelo
5 +1Latmiyat
Muhammad Said
4 +1ceremonial chest beating
Saleh Dardeer


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Latmiyat


Explanation:
Latmiyat


    Reference: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Latmiyat
Muhammad Said
Egypt
Local time: 21:37
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 92

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Morano El-Kholy
19 mins
  -> I appreciate it
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ceremonial chest beating


Explanation:
HTH

You may transliterate and add this
ceremonial chest beating
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1151025/jsp/bihar/story_49483....



https://www.google.com/search?q=ceremonial chest beating&oq=...

HTH

Saleh Dardeer
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 196
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Morano El-Kholy: Another option.
9 mins
  -> شكرًا جزيلًا :)
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Self-slapping


Explanation:
ببساطة:)

A.K Janjelo
Lebanon
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Chakib Roula
1 hr
  -> شكراً

agree  Spiridon: Yes
2 hrs
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