Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
مكتبة
English translation:
A stationer / A stationer's
Added to glossary by
Abd Alrahman Almidani
Sep 1, 2021 12:41
2 yrs ago
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Arabic term
مكتبة السوق
Arabic to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Hi everyone,
I'm wondering if this means bookstore or stationery store?
It's from a Palestinian text.
Here's the sentence:
تسربتُ إلى مكتبة السوق ذات مساء دون علمك.
FRom this place she buys a giant folder/portfolio to put art in.
Thank you!
I'm wondering if this means bookstore or stationery store?
It's from a Palestinian text.
Here's the sentence:
تسربتُ إلى مكتبة السوق ذات مساء دون علمك.
FRom this place she buys a giant folder/portfolio to put art in.
Thank you!
Proposed translations
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| 5 +3 | A stationer / A stationer's |
Abd Alrahman Almidani
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| 4 | the library of the market |
Lamine Boukabour
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Change log
Sep 2, 2021 18:12: Abd Alrahman Almidani Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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8 mins
Abd Alrahman Almidani
Native in Arabic
Works in field
Sworn translator, MA in translation
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Lebanese, Iraqi, UAE, Standard-Arabian (MSA), Palestinian, Sudanese, Egyptian, Jordanian, Saudi , Syrian) 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
Related KudoZ points
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A stationer / A stationer's
The word مكتبة in Arabic is kind of confusing. It can mean a library, a book store, or a stationer's. Given the context of the sentence, I'd use a stationer's.
See: https://bit.ly/3mNsWNP
See: https://bit.ly/3mNsWNP
Peer comment(s):
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Z-Translations Translator
: stationary shop/bookshop (in Arabic countries bookshops sell stationaries beside books)
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yes exactly. Almost all bookshops sell books and stationery items, but I suggested "a stationer's" because I don't know the broader context.
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Saeed Najmi
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thank you very much
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Sajad Neisi
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thank you very much
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
45 mins
Lamine Boukabour
Algeria
Algeria
Native in Arabic
Algeria
Every Word Matters
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Algerian, Standard-Arabian (MSA))
Works in: English to Arabic
Related KudoZ points
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94
the library of the market
Why ignoring the translation of السوق here?
As you know, libraries are everywhere, in markets, in schools, in universities, in museums...etc. The translation here should not be generalized.
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Note added at 1 hr (2021-09-01 13:45:57 GMT)
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The type of this error affects the accuracy and is called "under-translation", that is to say, the target text is less specific than the source text.
Example:
The source text uses words that refer to a specific type of military officer but the target text refers to military officers in general.
As you know, libraries are everywhere, in markets, in schools, in universities, in museums...etc. The translation here should not be generalized.
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Note added at 1 hr (2021-09-01 13:45:57 GMT)
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The type of this error affects the accuracy and is called "under-translation", that is to say, the target text is less specific than the source text.
Example:
The source text uses words that refer to a specific type of military officer but the target text refers to military officers in general.
Peer comment(s):
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Abd Alrahman Almidani
: because in the description, Mr./Ms. Saliha was wondering about the meaning of مكتبة. Who doesn't know the meaning of السوق?
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The expression in question is مكتبة السوق, and stationer has not an accurate meaning bro. Someone with less knowledge may think that they are both equivalent. Thanks for the effors you're doing.
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Discussion
You may be familiar with the "under-translation" error typology?