Arabic-L:TRANS:iron fist in velvet glove responses

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Date: 20 Feb 2008
From: "Adel AbdelMoneim" <adelabdelmoneim at gmail.com>
Subject:iron fist in velvet glove response

I think Al Makhalib An naa3ima might be the closet in meaning.

Best wishes,

Adel Abdel Moneim

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Date: 20 Feb 2008
From:elhamyani at aol.com
Subject:iron fist in velvet glove response

The equivalent in Arabic would be "قبضة من حديد في  
قفاز  من حرير"

Regards,
Fatima EL Hamyani

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Date: 20 Feb 2008
From:"Dr M. Deeb" <muhammaddeeb at gmail.com>
Subject:iron fist in velvet glove response

Try this translation:

( قبضة حديدية في قفاز مخملي ) =

qabDatun Hadiidiyyatun fii quffaazin mukhmaliyyin

with kind regards.
MD

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Date: 20 Feb 2008
From:"Schub, Michael B." <Michael.Schub at trincoll.edu>
Subject:iron fist in velvet glove response

muy high tech solution:  /maZhar  laTiif  yukhfii  qaswah  wa- 
shiddah/   p.650 in Hasan al-Karmi's

*Al-Mughnii  Al-Akbar*.
                                                                Mike  
Schub
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Date: 20 Feb 2008
From:samar moushabeck <moushabeck at hotmail.com>
Subject:iron fist in velvet glove response

This one comes to mind:

"TTuSSu wa 3addel taqeytu"
meaning Hit him and adjust his hat.

Samar


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