Jun 23, 2007 10:25
16 yrs ago
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Arabic term

تجلى

Arabic to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
فخرج من المسجد مهزوماً مكسوراً بعد أن تجلى له علم الإمام
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Jun 24, 2007 08:03: Nesrin changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"

Discussion

Fuad Yahya Jun 23, 2007:
Please provide sufficient context. Where is this sentence found? What is thi story about? What is the gist of this episode of the story?
Mona Ragaei Jun 23, 2007:
I believe more text is required.

Proposed translations

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5 mins

reveal Oneself

Peer comment(s):

disagree Assem Mazloum : in this text it means not reveal, but apparent etc...
76 days
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7 hrs

Became apparent to him



Became apparent to him the knowledge of the Imam

Regards
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14 hrs

(Demonstrated- or - manifisted)

He got out of the mosque defeated and broken after he had demonestrated ( or manifisted)by the emama's knowledge
Example sentence:

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/manifested

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+1
15 hrs

became clear to him

...after/once the imam's knowledge became clear/evident to him

This is the way I would say it (without further context).
Depending on the context, there are multiple ways of possibly translating this.
Peer comment(s):

agree Assem Mazloum : indeed
75 days
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17 days

realized

after he realized the knowledge of the Imam
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153 days

after it became crystal-clear to him how knowledgale the Emam is

to became very clear

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Note added at 154 days (2007-11-25 10:07:11 GMT)
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after it became crystal-clear to him how knowledgeable the Imam is
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248 days

it reached him that…

I wonder if you’re going to grade your questions after all?
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250 days

it dawned on him

this sense of the verb to dawn in Webster's dictionary is: "to begin to be understood or felt e.g. the meaning dawned on me". I like it because like the arabic تجلى its original meaning pertains to the sun or light.
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