Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term
طابيات
This is from a Libyan text.
Does this mean different kinds of astonishing cactuses?
Or is طابيات the name of the cactus?
فهي كصبّارة مزهرة - وأنا لدي طفولة محبّبة مع طابيات الصبّار المذهلة التي كانت تسيّج
سواني العائلة.
Thank you!
| 4 | Fences |
Mowafak Mohamed
|
| 4 | [cactus] hedges |
Assem AlKhallouf
|
| Reference |
Ayman Massoud
|
Feb 21, 2024 09:19: Mowafak Mohamed Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
Egypt
Thinking. Translating. Captivating.
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Standard-Arabian (MSA), Saudi , Egyptian, UAE, Jordanian, Yemeni, Kuwaiti) 
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic
Fences
مسموعة في تونس والجزائر ومصر. وهي في تونس: الطابية هي سياج لحماية البساتين، أسفله من تراب وأعلاه مغروس.
https://atlasallhajaat.com/country_word/EG/8460
A cactus fence is a hedge or fence made of closely spaced cactus plants, sometimes with barbed wire or wood interwoven with the cacti.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cactus_fence
Have you ever seen a cactus fence? They are made of closely spaced living cactus plants, sometimes built against a frame of barbed wire or wood interwoven with the cactus. Cut from living plants and sunk into the ground, they will grow and flourish with a little water, and survive in nearly any condition.
https://www.goodearthplants.com/living-walls-fences-natural-...
MA, PhD, NAATI, APTS.
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Egyptian, Kuwaiti, Saudi , Yemeni, Jordanian, Palestinian, UAE, Iraqi, Lebanese, Syrian, Standard-Arabian (MSA)) 
, English (Variants: British, Scottish, UK, US)
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic, Arabic, and 1 more.
[cactus] hedges
https://www.prints-online.com/cactus-hedges-near-deir-el-balah-palestine-ww1-7195355.html
Reference comments
Egypt
Translate, Edit, Proof, Deliver Quality!
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Egyptian, Standard-Arabian (MSA))
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
Something went wrong...