Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

Wonder(s) - as in "Cave of Wonders"

Arabic translation:

العجائب/كهف أو مغارة العجائب

Added to glossary by Nadia Ayoub
Nov 13, 2010 17:26
13 yrs ago
English term

Wonder(s) - as in "Cave of Wonders"

Non-PRO English to Arabic Art/Literary Other
I'm interested in the Arabic word for "Wonder(s)" as a noun and not a verb. The particular word I'm looking for should be defined as "Surprisingly amazing" or "Curiously beautiful" or "Awe inspiring", so if the respected translator thinks there is a better word that suits these definitions than the Arabic equivalent for 'Wonder', please let me know. Here is another example in a sentence: "He felt wonder at seeing the Grand Canyon"

If the translator could send me a phonetic translation (in English) of the word as well as the Arabic script for it, that would be much appreciated. Thank you very much.
Change log

Nov 18, 2010 22:50: Nadia Ayoub Created KOG entry

Discussion

Muneer Huda Nov 13, 2010:
Phonetic translation - Please and thank you Thank you for you responses Nadia, TargamaT and marwa_adam. I'm afraid I don't understand Arabic though, and my reading skills are a bit rusty.

Could someone please post an English translation of Nadia's response, and an English phonetic translation of the word "عجيبة "? It sounds like it should be 'Ajeebah'?

Also is this plural or singular for 'Wonder'? Thanks again!

Proposed translations

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العجائب/كهف أو مغارة العجائب

عجيبة

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Note added at 5 hrs (2010-11-13 22:54:51 GMT)
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عجيبة pronounced 'ajeebah like you guessed, is the singular, and عجائب is the plural.

we say عجائب الدنيا السبع "the seven wonders of the world".

"Cave of wonders" is "magharatu alaja'eb"
Peer comment(s):

agree TargamaT team : أميل إلى مغارة العجائب، مثل مغارة علي بابا
30 mins
Many thanks Targamat :)
agree marwa_adam : good one! i agree with Targamat
2 hrs
Many thanks Marwa :)
neutral Muneer Huda : Thank you Nadia!
6 hrs
agree Sam Shalalo
11 hrs
Many thanks Sam :)
agree TAKOAS (X)
13 hrs
Many thanks Abdel Rahim :)
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