Glossary entry

Arabic term or phrase:

قوام

English translation:

the backbone

Added to glossary by Nadia Ayoub
Apr 23, 2010 23:54
14 yrs ago
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Arabic term

قوام

Arabic to English Social Sciences Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
ان المرأة هى قوام المجتمع والاسرة
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Apr 26, 2010 19:53: Nadia Ayoub Created KOG entry

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the backbone

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Peer comment(s):

agree Dina El Kassas
18 mins
Many thanks Dina :)
agree Mohamed Ghazal
4 hrs
Many thanks Mohamed :)
agree Nesrin
7 hrs
Many thanks Nesrin :)
agree Anis Farhat : Undoubtedly, Women are the cornerstone, the backbone of society.But what about Men?
8 hrs
Many thanks Anis. Well I suppose men are society itself :)
agree Alexander Yeltsov
16 hrs
Many thanks Alexander :)
agree Amira A Wahab
2 days 11 hrs
Many thanks Amira :)
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4 mins

Mainstay

the person or thing that something depends on most in order to continue or be successful

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also you can say the pillar
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the foundation

the foundation

http://www.be-the-woman.com/about/guru-kaur-teacher.html
Also
In summary, Greek literature considered misogyny to be a disease, an anti-social condition, in that it ran contrary to their perceptions of the value of women as wives, and of the family as the foundation of society. These points are widely noted in the secondary literature.[5] in:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misogyny

Peer comment(s):

agree Mohamed Ghazal
4 hrs
Thx dear Mohamed
agree Ibrahim H Hussney
10 hrs
Thx dear Ibrahim
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5 hrs

Basis

Basis
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7 hrs

Substratum

Another suggestion
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9 hrs

core element

أعتقد أن
Core element
أفضل من
Backbone
لأنها تعبر عن كونها عامل أساسي في المجتمع، وليس عن أن المجتمع يقوم عليها
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