Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
ومعتوه
English translation:
Mentaly disabled/mentally impaired
Added to glossary by
Heather Shaw
Jan 15, 2009 11:51
15 yrs ago
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Arabic term
United States
The right direction in language services
Native in: English
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic, English
ومعتوه
Arabic to English
Social Sciences
Religion
والولاية بفتح الواو وكسرها، ويقصد بها: أن يتولى الكبير الراشد تدبير شئون القاصر الشخصية والمالية، والقاصر: من لم يستكمل أهلية الأداء؛ سواء كان فاقدًا لها كصبي غير مميز ومجنون، أم ناقصها كصبي مميز ومعتوه ومحجور عليه بسفه. والولاية نوعان: ولاية على النفس، وولاية على المال، والولاية على النفس: هي الإشراف على شئون القاصر الشخصية من صيانة وحفظ وتأديب وتعليم وتزويج، والولاية على المال: هي الإشراف على شئون القاصر المالية من استثمار وتصرفات كالبيع والإجارة والرهن وغيرها.
This term should be in contrast to "majnoon".
This term should be in contrast to "majnoon".
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +4 | Mentaly disabled |
Ahmed Alami
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| 5 +1 | Lunatic |
Samah Soliman
|
| 5 | idiotic/imbecilic/demented |
Tarik Boussetta
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| 5 | Imbecile|insane |
Ghada Samir
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| 4 | Mentaly Deranged |
Mohamed Ghazal
|
Proposed translations
+4
6 mins
Ahmed Alami
Morocco
Morocco
Native in Arabic
Morocco
Sworn Translator/Traducteur Assermenté
Native in: Arabic 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, French to Arabic
Related KudoZ points
:
24
Selected
Mentaly disabled
http://www.baheth.info/all.jsp?term=معتوه
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mentally disabled
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-01-15 13:36:22 GMT)
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mentally disabled
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "This is the best answer, however, I don't think it totally fits since it could be understood to include "insane" unlike the word in Arabic which is a lesser degree of mental disability."
+1
43 mins
Lunatic
A lunatic (colloquially: "looney" or "loon") is a commonly used term for a person who is mentally ill, dangerous, foolish or unpredictable: a condition once called lunacy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunatic
55 mins
Mohamed Ghazal
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Native in Arabic
Works in field
United Arab Emirates
It's not just a job...
Native in: Arabic (Variant: Egyptian)
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
Mentaly Deranged
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Note added at 55 mins (2009-01-15 12:47:07 GMT)
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Mentally
1 hr
Tarik Boussetta
Native in Arabic
You come, You see, and YOU CONQUER!
Native in: Arabic
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic, Arabic to French, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
15
idiotic/imbecilic/demented
idiotic/imbecilic/demented
It doesn't mean a "CRAZY" person!
It doesn't mean a "CRAZY" person!
3 hrs
Imbecile|insane
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