Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
الحريف - Tunisian Arabic
English translation:
Customer, patron, client
Added to glossary by
Sam Berner (X)
Dec 9, 2004 11:22
19 yrs ago
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Arabic term
الحريف - Tunisian Arabic
Non-PRO
Arabic to English
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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
In standard Arabic it means "professional" as opposed to "amateur". But I keep coming across it in Tunisian newspapers, and it doesn't fit the meaning. Can it also be "tradesman"? or "handyman"? Any other possible meanings.
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Customer, patron, client
Tunisian حريف means a customer or client or patron.
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jenan
: http://www.mega.com.tn/conception_arabe.htm
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Aisha Maniar
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Amal Al-Arfaj
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Abdelazim Abdelazim
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MElHelw
: nice example used by jenan. So now I also know about حرفاء
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Ahmed Reffat
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AhmedAMS
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