Sep 2, 2009 10:21
14 yrs ago
Arabic term

الدروشة

Arabic to English Other Religion
بمعنى القعود عن العمل

Proposed translations

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inactiveness/ (abandoning one's work) under the pretext of asceticism

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Dervish religion

Peer comment(s):

agree keyworth77 : Best to leave is as Dervish--the author expects the reader to have enough cultural knowledge (or ability to use google and wikipedia) to know that a Dervish is a mendicant.
1 day 10 hrs
Yeah. I wanted just to specify. The asker can choose Dervish in her translation
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9 mins

idleness

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Note added at 32 minutos (2009-09-02 10:53:57 GMT)
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the explanation of the word as stated in www.thefreedicctionary.com:
i·dle (dl)
adj. i·dler, i·dlest
1.
a. Not employed or busy: idle carpenters. See Synonyms at inactive.
b. Avoiding work or employment; lazy: shiftless, idle youth.
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7 hrs

joblessness

unemployment
vegetating
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1 day 4 hrs

hermit

Anchorite ,Recluse ,a devotee who tends to live away in seclusion withdrawn from the society ..
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