Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jan 17, 2008 08:58
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English term
avunculate
English to Arabic
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Anthropology
the social institution called 'the avunculate', whereby men invest in their sisters' sons and make them their heirs, indeed occurs in societies with weak constraints on female sexuality and resultant uncertainty about who fathered whom.
Proposed translations
(Arabic)
| 4 +2 | الخؤولة |
Ammar Mahmood
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| 4 | النسب للخال |
Shazly
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Jan 20, 2008 09:26: Ammar Mahmood Created KOG entry
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Ammar Mahmood
Iraq
Iraq
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Native in: Arabic 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic
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الخؤولة
من "مختار الصحاح"، على وزن "العمومه" و "الامومه"
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النسب للخال
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avunculate
close relationship between an uncle and his sister's son, special relationship in certain patrilineal societies between a man and his nephew (his sister's son)
avunculate
close relationship between an uncle and his sister's son, special relationship in certain patrilineal societies between a man and his nephew (his sister's son)
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