Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
درء
English translation:
Parrying/fending off/keeping off/preventing
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Lamis Maalouf
May 12, 2011 21:55
13 yrs ago
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Arabic term
درء
Arabic to English
Art/Literary
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
لابد من درء الفتنة
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May 20, 2011 21:28: Lamis Maalouf Created KOG entry
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Parrying/fending off/keeping off
All have the same meaning, more: Averting, turning away, repelling
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3 mins
fight off
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7 mins
shield off/ward off/fend off
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12 mins
deter, avoid
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1 hr
Wards off
"To ward off strife."
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3 hrs
prevention
prevention of sedition = درء الفتنة
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Sam Berner (X)
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avert
It must avert the sedition
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