[Fedora-trans-ar] Arabic is 100% done :-)

[Munzir Taha]

On Yaum al-Arbi'a 07 Sha`ban 1425 21:02, Sherif Abdelgawad wrote:


> > BTW, Some time ago I would laugh at 3afreet  translation but after
> > reading the
> > story of Maxwell 3afreet behind it, it's not something to laugh at but no
> > one
> > would accept it. ;)
>
> Well, from English Dictionary:
>
> Daemon:
>      1. Chiefly British: Variant of Demon

> Vs. Demon:

>      3. One who is extremely zealous, skillful, or diligent: worked away
> like a demon; a real demon at math.


> Daemon and demon are often used interchangeably, but seem to
> have distinct connotations (see demon). The term "daemon"
> was introduced to computing by CTSS people (who pronounced
> it /dee'mon/) and used it to refer to what ITS called a
> dragon.

> ====> Conculsion we should not think about it as a devil, _3afreet_
>
> We should translate things not with the exact translation. One of my
> issues that I find it really wiered is to use word to word translation,
> rather than "meaning" translation.



> So khedma is an acceptable translation here for this. As it provide
> khedmat al mesh 3aref 2ieh : )
>
> Sherif

Surely, I agree but it's not bad if we know the background or the origin of 
the word for those who are interested, especially if the story is 
related to demons. Things like Demons and UFO's get the interest of people ;)

So if you like to hear, make sure you are not doing this at night, and if you 
have faint heart don't do it at all ;) 

http://www.takeourword.com/TOW129/page2.html
http://ei.cs.vt.edu/~history/Daemon.html


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