Glossary entry

Arabic term or phrase:

الوراقين

English translation:

booksellers; bookmen

Added to glossary by TargamaT team
Apr 24, 2022 10:45
2 yrs ago
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Arabic term

الوراقين

Arabic to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
Hi everyone,

This is from a text based in the Abbasid era. I wanted to check if this means bookseller or stationery shop?

"وجدت نفسي أمام دكاكين الوراقين، لم يسبق لي أن دخلت إحداها ولكن أخوي كانا يزوران الوراقين دائما ويأتيان بما يشتهيان
من الكتب...

Thanks!
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 booksellers; bookmen
5 +1 Bookseller
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Proposed translations

+1
4 mins
Selected

booksellers; bookmen

booksellers; bookmen

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Note added at 4 mins (2022-04-24 10:50:01 GMT)
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ويأتيان بما يشتهيان
من الكتب
Peer comment(s):

agree Z-Translations Translator
7 hrs
شكرًا جزيلًا
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2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks!"
+1
2 hrs

Bookseller

Basically in Abbasid era, this profession consisted in printing and selling books
Peer comment(s):

neutral TargamaT team : printing!
5 hrs
agree Saeed Najmi
1 day 8 hrs
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