Mar 21, 2010 22:46
14 yrs ago
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Arabic term
Yemen
استفهام استنكاري
Arabic to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
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Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | Rhetorical question |
Anis Farhat
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| 5 +2 | denying interrogation |
Muhammad Atallah
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| 5 +1 | Negative question |
Tamer Mekhimar
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| 4 | dubious inquiry |
AL GAZZARINE
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Proposed translations
8 hrs
Anis Farhat
Tunisia
Tunisia
Native in Arabic
&
English
Works in field
Tunisia
Never Lost In Translation
Native in: Arabic 
, English
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic, French to English, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
8
Selected
Rhetorical question
Rhetorical question: A question to which no answer is expected, often used for rhetorical effect.
A rhetorical question is a figure of speech in the form of a question posed for its persuasive effect without the expectation of a reply (ex: "Why me?")(Wikipedia)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you!"
+1
8 mins
Tamer Mekhimar
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Egypt
10+ years of experience
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Egyptian, Standard-Arabian (MSA)) 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
Negative question
Negative question
+2
28 mins
Muhammad Atallah
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Egypt
Technical accuracy with fluency of style
Native in: Arabic (Variant: Egyptian)
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
23
denying interrogation
الاستفهام الإنكاري هو أسلوب يتضمن معرفة السائل للجواب، لكنه يطرح سؤاله من موقف الاستغراب والإنكار
Example sentence:
ومَنْ يغفرُ الذنوبَ إلا اللهُ
مَنْ ذا الذي يَشْفَعَ عِنْدَهُ إلا بإذْنِهِ
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
RachidAmrani
4 days
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| agree |
NORTHWEST TRANSLATOR
: This is the correct meaning out of all the answer in my opinion its not rhetorical question.
4689 days
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1 hr
AL GAZZARINE
United States
United States
Native in Arabic
United States
Native in: Arabic
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic, French to Arabic, and 1 more.
dubious inquiry
doubtful reaction to a statement of fact
Discussion
A meaningless question is a question without context.