طائر اليمامة- الجمامة

English translation: Stock Pigeon or stock dove

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Arabic term or phrase:	طائر اليمامة- الجمامة
English translation:	Stock Pigeon or stock dove
Entered by:	Alaa Yaghi

06:20 Nov 13, 2007

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Arabic term or phrase: طائر اليمامة- الجمامة

I could not find the meaning is it written as in Arabic?

Alaa Yaghi KudoZ activity Questions: 53 (8 open) Answers: 12 Palestine
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Stock Pigeon or stock dove

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Hani Hassaan
Egypt
Local time: 18:40

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dove

Mohsin Alabdali

5 +3

Stock Pigeon or stock dove

Hani Hassaan

4 +1

Rock Dove or Rock Pigeon

azamuob23

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dove

Explanation:
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could be translated pigeon. But "pigeon" has negative connotations and shades of meaning. "Dove" on the other hand has rather pleasent connotations.

Mohsin Alabdali
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 18:40
Native speaker of:

Arabic

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Stock Pigeon or stock dove

Explanation:
The Stock Pigeon (Columba oenas) (formerly Stock Dove) is a member of the family Columbidae, doves and pigeons.

In the northern part of its European and western Asiatic range the Stock Pigeon is a migrant, elsewhere it is a well distributed and often plentiful resident.

Reference: http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:B3QupnwA8-IJ:www.geocit...
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stock_Pigeon

Hani Hassaan
Egypt
Local time: 18:40
Native speaker of:

Arabic
PRO pts in category: 4

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6 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Rock Dove or Rock Pigeon

Explanation:
Rock pigeon or rock dove
The Rock Pigeon has a restricted natural resident range in western and southern Europe, North Africa, and into South Asia. Its habitat is natural cliffs, usually on coasts.

Pigeons and dove both belong to the same family Columbidae within the order order Columbiformes, which include some 300 species.
In ornithological practice, there is a tendency for "dove" to be used for smaller species and "pigeon" for larger ones.
So, dear Alaa Yaghi, the best equivalent of the term you ask about (yamama), depends on the context, i mean where's the bird situated, in nature, in the townm coast…??? Big, small, colors….? May be one of these details may help you to use: pigeon or dove.

azamuob23
Local time: 16:40
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Arabic

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