Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
الوراقين
English translation:
booksellers; bookmen
Added to glossary by
TargamaT team
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Arabic term
الوراقين
Arabic to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Hi everyone,
This is from a text based in the Abbasid era. I wanted to check if this means bookseller or stationery shop?
"وجدت نفسي أمام دكاكين الوراقين، لم يسبق لي أن دخلت إحداها ولكن أخوي كانا يزوران الوراقين دائما ويأتيان بما يشتهيان
من الكتب...
Thanks!
This is from a text based in the Abbasid era. I wanted to check if this means bookseller or stationery shop?
"وجدت نفسي أمام دكاكين الوراقين، لم يسبق لي أن دخلت إحداها ولكن أخوي كانا يزوران الوراقين دائما ويأتيان بما يشتهيان
من الكتب...
Thanks!
Proposed translations
(English)
4 +1 | booksellers; bookmen | TargamaT team |
5 +1 | Bookseller | Seifeddine Jlali |
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Proposed translations
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booksellers; bookmen
booksellers; bookmen
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Note added at 4 mins (2022-04-24 10:50:01 GMT)
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ويأتيان بما يشتهيان
من الكتب
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Note added at 4 mins (2022-04-24 10:50:01 GMT)
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ويأتيان بما يشتهيان
من الكتب
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Bookseller
Basically in Abbasid era, this profession consisted in printing and selling books
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