Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
شبه ذاتياً
English translation:
almost complete/ almost entirely
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Ali Oraikat
May 5, 2012 03:45
12 yrs ago
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شبه ذاتياً
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Tourism & Travel
وبما أن في هذا الحرم في جزء للنساء وجزء للرجال فبالفم المليان أقول بمجرد ما يبان من لهجة الست أو الفتاة إنها مصرية فيتم تفتيشها شبه ذاتياً كأنها مثلاً داخله بقنبله
The text talks about Egyptians being made to go through extra security procedures during Hajj and Umrah.
The text talks about Egyptians being made to go through extra security procedures during Hajj and Umrah.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | almost complete/ almost entirely |
Ali Oraikat
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| 5 | almost strip-search |
Abdallah Ali
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| 3 | almost automatically |
Khalid W
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May 17, 2012 07:00: Ali Oraikat Created KOG entry
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almost complete/ almost entirely
almost complete/ almost entirely
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2 days 19 hrs
almost automatically
It seems like this might be what is meant in this context...that the Saudi police use racial profiling to target Egyptians.
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| Thank you for your help. I think this is a good suggestion, too. |
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Abdallah Ali
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almost strip-search
They almost strip-search women when they recognize they are Egyptians.
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