Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Apr 18, 2010 19:16
14 yrs ago
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English term
Egypt
Cils Vs. Lashes
English to Arabic
Other
Cosmetics, Beauty
Ex:
"ATLAS OF THE DENSITY OF LASHES
BY POPULATION
FRENCH CAUCASIAN
Max. : 247 cils"
while:
"Density of lashes
JAPANESE
Max.: 247 lashes"
So what is the best translation for "cils"?
"ATLAS OF THE DENSITY OF LASHES
BY POPULATION
FRENCH CAUCASIAN
Max. : 247 cils"
while:
"Density of lashes
JAPANESE
Max.: 247 lashes"
So what is the best translation for "cils"?
Proposed translations
(Arabic)
| 5 +1 | أهداب |
Fuad Yahya
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| 5 | رمش ج رموش |
Anne-Leïla HADDAD
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Proposed translations
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27 mins
Selected
أهداب
Let us start with the English part:
The singular term "cilium" comes from Latin. It literally means "eyelash." In modern medicine, it is also used for eyelash-like structures at the sub-cellular level, but that is not relevant to this question.
The plural of "cilium" is "cilia," but that sounds rather Latin. In an attempt to make the term accessible to non-technical English readers, the monosyllabic plural form "cils" is often used (like "sibs" from "siblings").
The bottom line is that cils and eyelashes are synonyms, at least in this context.
That is as as far as the English side goes, so let us now turn to the Arabic side.
الهدبة هي الشعرة النابتتة على شفر العين (لسان العرب) وجمعها هُدب وهُدُب، بضم الهاء وسكون الدال أو ضمها. وجمع الكثرة أهداب
ويقال للشخص أهدب إذا كان طويل الهدب وكثيره، والمؤنث هدباء
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Note added at 40 mins (2010-04-18 19:56:54 GMT)
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إذا كان لا بد من التمييز، فأقترح الشعيرات والأهداب
The singular term "cilium" comes from Latin. It literally means "eyelash." In modern medicine, it is also used for eyelash-like structures at the sub-cellular level, but that is not relevant to this question.
The plural of "cilium" is "cilia," but that sounds rather Latin. In an attempt to make the term accessible to non-technical English readers, the monosyllabic plural form "cils" is often used (like "sibs" from "siblings").
The bottom line is that cils and eyelashes are synonyms, at least in this context.
That is as as far as the English side goes, so let us now turn to the Arabic side.
الهدبة هي الشعرة النابتتة على شفر العين (لسان العرب) وجمعها هُدب وهُدُب، بضم الهاء وسكون الدال أو ضمها. وجمع الكثرة أهداب
ويقال للشخص أهدب إذا كان طويل الهدب وكثيره، والمؤنث هدباء
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Note added at 40 mins (2010-04-18 19:56:54 GMT)
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إذا كان لا بد من التمييز، فأقترح الشعيرات والأهداب
Note from asker:
| Thanks Mr. Fuad! Thorough explanation, as always.. What do u suggest concerning the tr. of "Cils & lashes" in the same context? |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks a lot!"
11 hrs
Anne-Leïla HADDAD
France
France
Native in Arabic
Works in field
France
Translation Arabic French English
Native in: Arabic 
, French
Works in: Arabic to French, French to Arabic, English to Arabic, and 4 more.
رمش ج رموش
Voir Dictionnaire : الكامل الوسيط زائد qui propose deux termes : رمش / هدب
Pour ma part je préfère رمش
Pour ma part je préfère رمش
Reference:
Note from asker:
| Many thanks! |
Reference comments
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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Specializes in field
Egypt
Never lost for words!
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Italian to Arabic, and 4 more.
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Pour le lancement de son mascara, Lancôme a étudié les cils des femmes
15 mars 2010
La principale obsession des femmes côté maquillage: les cils. A eux seuls, les mascaras représentent 25% de nos dépenses en cosmétiques (selon une étude menée par Superdrug au Royaume-Uni). Et pourtant, les européennes et à fortiori les françaises de seraient pas les plus à plaindre côté cils. Lancôme a étudié la longueur des cils des femmes du monde entier pour arriver à cette conclusion : les femmes françaises caucasiennes ont les cils les plus longs du monde. Ces dernières possèdent entre 117 et 247 cils par œil d’une longueur moyenne de 8,56mm contre 111 à 247 cils de 7,87mm pour les femmes japonaises, 150 à 263 cils de 6,98mm pour les femmes afro-américaines et 143 à 203 cils de 7,99 pour les femmes caucasiennes américaines. (M.B)
It could be that your text was translated from French, and an error occured leaving "cils" untranslated.
Pour le lancement de son mascara, Lancôme a étudié les cils des femmes
15 mars 2010
La principale obsession des femmes côté maquillage: les cils. A eux seuls, les mascaras représentent 25% de nos dépenses en cosmétiques (selon une étude menée par Superdrug au Royaume-Uni). Et pourtant, les européennes et à fortiori les françaises de seraient pas les plus à plaindre côté cils. Lancôme a étudié la longueur des cils des femmes du monde entier pour arriver à cette conclusion : les femmes françaises caucasiennes ont les cils les plus longs du monde. Ces dernières possèdent entre 117 et 247 cils par œil d’une longueur moyenne de 8,56mm contre 111 à 247 cils de 7,87mm pour les femmes japonaises, 150 à 263 cils de 6,98mm pour les femmes afro-américaines et 143 à 203 cils de 7,99 pour les femmes caucasiennes américaines. (M.B)
It could be that your text was translated from French, and an error occured leaving "cils" untranslated.
Note from asker:
| Thank u dear Nadia:) |
Discussion
It mentions that Cils is: هُدْبِيَّات , so how can it be differentiated from lashes? Thank you all!