Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
ذوب حتان
English translation:
a melting tenderness/devotion
Added to glossary by
Arshadul Hassan
Mar 31, 2013 16:50
11 yrs ago
Arabic term
Bangladesh
Reliable translation certified
Native in: Bengali 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Bengali to Arabic, and 1 more.
ذوب حتان
Arabic to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
The complete sentence is as follows:
إذا جلس للمذاكرة خفتت صوت الأب، وهو يتلو أوراده إلى همس يكاد يكون ذوب حتان مرتعش
The excerpt is from قنديل أم هاشم by Yahya Haqqi.
إذا جلس للمذاكرة خفتت صوت الأب، وهو يتلو أوراده إلى همس يكاد يكون ذوب حتان مرتعش
The excerpt is from قنديل أم هاشم by Yahya Haqqi.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | a melting tenderness/devotion |
Samaa Zeitoun
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| 3 | nostalgic voice |
hany hassan
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Proposed translations
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Samaa Zeitoun
United States
United States
Native in Arabic
Works in field
United States
Quality comes first
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Standard-Arabian (MSA), Egyptian) 
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic
Related KudoZ points
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a melting tenderness/devotion
a melting of tremulous devotion
http://www.openisbn.com/preview/9789774249709/
This is from a translation of the novel by Denys Johnson-Davies
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Note added at 35 mins (2013-03-31 17:25:34 GMT)
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ح ن ا ن
http://www.openisbn.com/preview/9789774249709/
This is from a translation of the novel by Denys Johnson-Davies
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Note added at 35 mins (2013-03-31 17:25:34 GMT)
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ح ن ا ن
Note from asker:
| Can you pleas give me the detail of the word ؟حتان |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Lamis Maalouf
: وقد تكون أيضاً "حنّان" أي صيغة المبالغة من اسم الفاعل http://www.almaany.com/home.php?language=arabic&word=حنان&ca... وفكرت أيضاً في العود لأنه يسمى الحنان ولأن الكاتب يصف صوتاً هامساً
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| agree |
Rasha Ali Hassan
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
16 hrs
hany hassan
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Specializes in field
Egypt
Native in: Arabic (Variant: Standard-Arabian (MSA))
Works in: Arabic to French, French to Arabic, Arabic to English, and 1 more.
nostalgic voice
thinks
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