Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
دور الحكمة
English translation:
Houses of Wisdom
Added to glossary by
Khalid Nasir
May 1, 2008 11:24
16 yrs ago
Arabic term
United States
The right direction in language services
Native in: English
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic, English
دور الحكمة
Arabic to English
Social Sciences
Religion
كان للوقف دور أساسي في أغلب الإنجازات العلمية في بلاد الإسلام وقت أن كان أوربا تعيش في عصر الظلمات ومن ذلك الوقف على المراصد الفلكية ودور الحكمة والمستشفيات التعليمية
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | Houses of Wisdom |
Khalid Nasir
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| 4 +1 | libraries |
ahmadwadan.com
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| 5 | Houses of wisdom |
Shabbir Limbada
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| 4 -1 | spirit of wisdom |
Hani Hassaan
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Change log
May 1, 2008 12:10: Khalid Nasir Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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9 mins
Selected
Houses of Wisdom
The House of Wisdom (Arabic: بيت الحكمة; Bait al-Hikma) was a library and translation institute in Abbassid-era Baghdad, Iraq[1]. It is considered to have been a major intellectual center of the Islamic Golden Age.
from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Wisdom
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Note added at 12 mins (2008-05-01 11:36:16 GMT)
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دار الحكمة هي مرادفة لبيت الحكمة ودور الحكمة هي جمع لدار الحكمة
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Note added at 16 mins (2008-05-01 11:41:00 GMT)
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See also http://www.proz.com/kudoz/1646857
from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Wisdom
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Note added at 12 mins (2008-05-01 11:36:16 GMT)
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دار الحكمة هي مرادفة لبيت الحكمة ودور الحكمة هي جمع لدار الحكمة
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Note added at 16 mins (2008-05-01 11:41:00 GMT)
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See also http://www.proz.com/kudoz/1646857
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, I didn't actually use the translation you proposed, but the link you sent solved the puzzle for me. "
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5 mins
Hani Hassaan
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Egypt
Quality communicates you with Arab world
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Egyptian, Syrian, UAE, Jordanian, Kuwaiti, Standard-Arabian (MSA), Saudi ) 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, German to Arabic
Related KudoZ points
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32
spirit of wisdom
spirit of wisdom
Peer comment(s):
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ahmadwadan.com
: يتضمن الرابطان المعنى الصحيح لدور الحكمة وهو، كما أراه، مخالف تماما لإجابة حضرتك http://ar.islamedu.ru/culture/medicine & http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Wisdom
35 mins
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Your link is not related with my translation!!
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27 mins
ahmadwadan.com
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Native in Arabic
Saudi Arabia
English-Arabic Financial Translator
Native in: Arabic (Variant: Egyptian)
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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52
libraries
I'll go for that translation which, in my view, suites our contemporary life and modern text.
If your context requires using aged words then I'll use Mr. Khaled's answer.
HTH
If your context requires using aged words then I'll use Mr. Khaled's answer.
HTH
Reference:
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Khalid Nasir
: you have not been at kudos for a while , glad to see you back
5 mins
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شكرا سيد خالد
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1 day 11 hrs
Shabbir Limbada
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
accurate,proficient,experience since1975
Native in: Urdu 
, English (Variant: British)
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic to Urdu, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
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32
Houses of wisdom
houses of wisdom were places where all kinds of knowledge was dispensed, and is similar to the term Darul Uloom i.e house of knowledge.
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