Sep 1, 2023 12:07
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Arabic term
في كنف أبي
Arabic to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Hi everyone,
Does this just mean under my father's wing/protection? Does it mean financial as well as physical protection?
أمي - الحاجّة منيرة - عاشت في كنف أبي سنوات- مقتنعة أن ليس للمرأة مكان سوى بيتها
Thanks!
Does this just mean under my father's wing/protection? Does it mean financial as well as physical protection?
أمي - الحاجّة منيرة - عاشت في كنف أبي سنوات- مقتنعة أن ليس للمرأة مكان سوى بيتها
Thanks!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | under my father's care |
Ayman Massoud
|
| 5 | Under her father's care/embrace |
Yassine El Bouknify
|
| 3 | In my dad's world |
Mai Saleh
|
Proposed translations
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Ayman Massoud
Egypt
Egypt
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Egypt
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under my father's care
The word "كنف" implies a positive meaning.
- كنف الشيء : صانه وحفظه. 2- كنفه : ضمه إليه وجعله في عياله. 3- كنف الجمال أو الغنم أو لها : عمل لها حظيرة
- كنف الشيء : صانه وحفظه. 2- كنفه : ضمه إليه وجعله في عياله. 3- كنف الجمال أو الغنم أو لها : عمل لها حظيرة
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Yassine El Bouknify
Morocco
Morocco
Native in Arabic
Morocco
Literature,Marketing & Legal Translation
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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Under her father's care/embrace
In this context, "عاشت في كنف أبي" means she lived under her father's care, or within her family's embrace. This suggests that she led a domestic life and believed that a woman's rightful place was in the home.
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In my dad's world
I would say as I see the deep meaning of this statement, that she has not seen any other life than that inside her husband's world and see through his eyes.
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