Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
العهد للصالات
English translation:
cash advances for the cashier counters
Added to glossary by
Jacques Saleh
Apr 29, 2012 20:04
12 yrs ago
Arabic term
United States
Law/Investments/Finance (PhD & MBA)
Native in: English 
, Arabic
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic, French to English, and 2 more.
العهد للصالات
Arabic to English
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
Business
This is in the context of banking and the sentence concerns downloading some programs to the branches:
وتحتاج لتنزيلها للفروع لا سيما برامج خزائن الأمانات ودفاتر الشيكات والمكتبة والعهد للصالات
I would say: They need to be downloaded to the branches, in particular the programs for the deposit safes/vaults, the checkbooks, the library, and ???? [what is that???] As Yemeni writing (at least in this text) seems so rife with non-standard, idiosyncratic, Arabic, I can't put my finger on what conceptual background this refers to... Thanks for any help in this regard... This is quite maddening...
وتحتاج لتنزيلها للفروع لا سيما برامج خزائن الأمانات ودفاتر الشيكات والمكتبة والعهد للصالات
I would say: They need to be downloaded to the branches, in particular the programs for the deposit safes/vaults, the checkbooks, the library, and ???? [what is that???] As Yemeni writing (at least in this text) seems so rife with non-standard, idiosyncratic, Arabic, I can't put my finger on what conceptual background this refers to... Thanks for any help in this regard... This is quite maddening...
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | cash advances for the cashier halls |
Lucinda Wills
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| 5 | Deposits for halls |
Saleh Ayyub
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Change log
Apr 30, 2012 14:05: Said Abouharia changed "Term asked" from "العهد للصالات Yemeni Arabic" to "العهد للصالات "
Proposed translations
40 mins
Lucinda Wills
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
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20
Arabic term (edited):
العهد للصالات Yemeni Arabic
Selected
cash advances for the cashier halls
The design of the Central Bank in Sana'a (and other branches) has a large entrance hall with a long counter of cashier windows. These cashiers are given daily advances عهدة pl. عُهد that are reconciled at the end of the work day.
I agree the sentence structure is a little ambiguous and awkward, but without having the full context I think it means the following:
"programs that need to be downloaded to the branches, particularly programs that deal with the following: safe deposit boxes, checkbooks, library [maybe 'archives'], and advances for the cashier halls."
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Note added at 1 hr (2012-04-29 21:22:25 GMT)
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You're very welcome.
And your adjustment is absolutely right.
As always, don't hesitate to ask. :)
I agree the sentence structure is a little ambiguous and awkward, but without having the full context I think it means the following:
"programs that need to be downloaded to the branches, particularly programs that deal with the following: safe deposit boxes, checkbooks, library [maybe 'archives'], and advances for the cashier halls."
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Note added at 1 hr (2012-04-29 21:22:25 GMT)
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You're very welcome.
And your adjustment is absolutely right.
As always, don't hesitate to ask. :)
Note from asker:
| I guess one has to really live in Yemen or be quite familiar with the country's business practices and the like to understand parts of this text. But this is a fabulous answer. I will probably tweak the terminology or adapt it to make it more palatable or understandable for English readers, which comes to: advances to cashier counters, as "cashier halls" may sound ambiguous for those not familiar with the way of doing banking business in Yemen... But many thanks, your contributions from Yemen have been tremendously helpful... |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Lucinda for this very helpful answer..."
4 hrs
Saleh Ayyub
New Zealand
New Zealand
Native in Arabic
&
English
Works in field
New Zealand
قاضي صلح و مترجم ومستشار - صالح أيوب
Native in: Arabic , English
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic
Related KudoZ points
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6
Arabic term (edited):
العهد للصالات Yemeni Arabic
Deposits for halls
it is a refundable sum, that is paid in advance for hire halls,
Regards,
Saleh
Regards,
Saleh
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