Arabic term
قُبيل الضُحى
This is mentioned right after the phrase منتصف النهار -and I'm confused because I thought they both mean the same thing: midday/noon.
So the sentence says:
سرعان ما يأتي منتصف النهار، قُبيل الضُحى، أجهّز أبريق شاي.
Why would it be repeated twice?
Thanks!
| 4 +1 | Before noon |
Yassine El Bouknify
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| 5 | shortly before forenoon |
Lamine Boukabour
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| 4 | Before mid-morning |
Youssef Chabat
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| 4 | After sunset |
WAFAA SEDDIQ
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Proposed translations
Morocco
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Native in: Arabic (Variants: Moroccan, UAE, Kuwaiti, Najdi, Standard-Arabian (MSA), Hassaniya) 
, Berber (Other) (Variants: Standard Moroccan Tamazight, Tarifit , Tashelhit , Riffian, Central Atlas Tamazight, Tamazight ) 
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Before noon
The phrase "منتصف النهار" means "midday" or "noon", while "قُبيل الضُحى" means "before noon". Although they are related to the same time frame, they are not the same thing.
As for why both phrases are used in the sentence, it is likely for emphasis or to provide more detail about the specific time the speaker is referring to. The speaker may want to convey that they are preparing tea specifically in the time leading up to noon, rather than just any time during the day.
Morocco
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Native in: Arabic (Variant: Standard-Arabian (MSA)) , French (Variant: Standard-France)
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Before mid-morning
Like (صلاة الضحى)
the middle of the morning : the time around 10 a.m.
https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/midmorning#:~:text=Bri...
Egypt
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Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
After sunset
Before full morning completes, there is a time between darkness and sunset
Algeria
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Native in: Arabic (Variants: Standard-Arabian (MSA), Algerian)
Works in: English to Arabic
shortly before forenoon
https://legacy.quran.com/93/1
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Note added at 3 hrs (2023-05-02 14:25:37 GMT)
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قبيل تعني قبل فترة قصيرة، أي:
shortly before
في ترجمات القرآن يشيع استخدام كلمة
forenoon
ترجمةً لكلمة ضحى.
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