Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
grass-roots
Arabic translation:
القاعدة الشعبية أو الانتخابية لمرشح ما.
Added to glossary by
Amer al-Azem
Aug 8, 2002 23:57
21 yrs ago
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English term
Palestine
grass-roots
English to Arabic
Other
Government / Politics
Politics
activism - getting involved in political affairs, by such actions as running for political office, taking part in demonstrations, getting support for issues. Often used to refer to the activities of grass-roots protest movements, as in animal rights activists, etc.
Proposed translations
(Arabic)
| 5 +3 | القـاعدة |
ALI DJEBLI
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| 5 +2 | Equivalents: local, basic, essential |
Stephen Franke
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| 5 | ذو شعبية عريضة |
Maha Abu El Ella
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| 4 | قاعدي - جماهيري - على مستوى المجتمع المحلي |
Raghad
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Proposed translations
+3
9 mins
ALI DJEBLI
United States
United States
Native in Arabic
United States
Accuracy, Efficiency, and Reliability
Native in: Arabic 
, French
Works in: English to Arabic, English to French, Arabic to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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28
Selected
القـاعدة
أو قاعدة المؤيدين لمرشح ما.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Ali."
+2
13 mins
Stephen Franke
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Service, quality, discretion, teamwork
Native in: English
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Kurdish to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
Equivalents: local, basic, essential
Greetings / taHaiya tayyiba wa b3ad...
The term "grass roots" is a 1960s-vintage expresion that generally equates, in view of the context you kindly provided, to:
"local, basic, initial, or essential," thusly:
محلّي
أساسي
أولي
(IIRC, Fuad responded to an almost-identical query back about a year or so.)
HTH. Khair, in sha' Allah.
Regards,
Stephen H. Franke
The term "grass roots" is a 1960s-vintage expresion that generally equates, in view of the context you kindly provided, to:
"local, basic, initial, or essential," thusly:
محلّي
أساسي
أولي
(IIRC, Fuad responded to an almost-identical query back about a year or so.)
HTH. Khair, in sha' Allah.
Regards,
Stephen H. Franke
Peer comment(s):
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Raghad
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| agree |
selwa
: But grass-roots is always used to refer to movements or organizations. Thus it is better to put this aspect in mind. In Palestine, developmental organizations tyhat work on the community level are referede to as grass-roots organizations. I prefer to tra
5 hrs
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1 hr
قاعدي - جماهيري - على مستوى المجتمع المحلي
Grass-roots:
على مستوى القواعد العريضة
القاعدة أو القواعد الشعبية العريضة
جماهيري
قاعدي
على مستوى المجتمع المحلي
grass-root action
عمل شعبي
grass-root organization
منظمة شعبية أو منظمة أهلية
Grass-roots level
مستوى شعبي
على مستوى القواعد العريضة
القاعدة أو القواعد الشعبية العريضة
جماهيري
قاعدي
على مستوى المجتمع المحلي
grass-root action
عمل شعبي
grass-root organization
منظمة شعبية أو منظمة أهلية
Grass-roots level
مستوى شعبي
8 hrs
ذو شعبية عريضة
وهي التأييد الشعبي الذي يحصل عليه مرشح أو حزب أومنظمة نتيجة تبنيه لقضية معينة
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