اللبن والقش

English translation: Clay and straw, cobb

12:14 Aug 13, 2020
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
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Arabic term or phrase: اللبن والقش
كان خلف الجامع عريش من اللبن والقش، تخرج من ذلك العريش أسلاك معدنية صغيرة مفتولة على شكل ضفيرة يُقال لها "الحبل" متصلة بمولد كهربائي داخل العريش حصل عليه هدية من الإيطاليين

Is it part of the name of the mosque?
Verity Roat
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:55
English translation:Clay and straw, cobb
Explanation:
Elmaani explains that the first word can mean the clay used to plaster traditional buildings. It's a form of clay that is often mixed with straw.
From Wikipedia : Cob, cobb or clom (in Wales) is a natural building material made from subsoil, water, fibrous organic material (typically straw), and sometimes lime.
So cobb is the mix of the clay and the straw.
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Ismaël Kouddane
Morocco
Local time: 06:55
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5Clay and straw, cobb
Ismaël Kouddane
4mud brick and straw / brick and straw
Abdullah Ahmad


  

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mud brick and straw / brick and straw


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Abdullah Ahmad
Egypt
Local time: 08:55
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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Clay and straw, cobb


Explanation:
Elmaani explains that the first word can mean the clay used to plaster traditional buildings. It's a form of clay that is often mixed with straw.
From Wikipedia : Cob, cobb or clom (in Wales) is a natural building material made from subsoil, water, fibrous organic material (typically straw), and sometimes lime.
So cobb is the mix of the clay and the straw.


    https://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-ar/%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86/
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cob_(material)
Ismaël Kouddane
Morocco
Local time: 06:55
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
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