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Topic: Arabic Language Question

I'm wondering if anyone can help me with an Arabic language question. (Zaher?) I think I need a different title for a gameboard on one of my web pages. Right now it says "????? ??????" but I'd like to have more appropriate title--I get hits from lots of Saudi web users but they're usually looking for a proper map of Iraq, not my game board.

The board is a remake of a game called "Warrior Knights". It's a game of medieval politics where each player is a medieval lord who raises armies and makes economic and political enemies and allies (the game is very heavy into politics--pretty interesting actually). Anyway...

Could someone post an appropriate Arabic title meaning "Warrior Knights of Iraq", "Warrior Lords of Iraq" or something like that?

Here's the game board I'm referring to...
http://www.shawnbrown.com/portfolio/iraq.html

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2 Reply by zaher

  • zaher
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Re: Arabic Language Question

My people will hate me if there is bad in this game but, any way i will translate it

Warrior Knights -> Warrior Soldiers
?????? ?????????

Warrior Knights -> Warrior Chivalry
??????? ?????????

Warrior Lords -> Warrior Emirs
????? ?????
Lords translated as Emirs

Warrior Emirs of Iraq
????? ??? ??????

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3 Reply by ShawnBrown (edited by ShawnBrown 2004-12-01 12:23)

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Re: Arabic Language Question

Hey, I like that last one: "Warrior Emirs of Iraq/????? ??? ??????" Thanks!

zaher wrote:

...if there is bad in this game...

Oh, please don't worry. The original game is simply an old board-game from 1985. It's like a game of Risk with political rules added on top.

Here's a summary of it from http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/1143
"Warrior Knights is at its essence a tactical wargame .... players use armies to conquer cities .... Cities provide income .... the Assembly where players vote on .... titles and appointments .... and other offices which give the holder additional troops, or for concessions which create additional income .... As in any game of this nature, alliances are forged and broken between players in order to further goals until one player emerges victorious."

Here are some pics of the original game by Games Workshop
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/34434
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/19342

The Iraqi version is just a portfolio piece for my online gallery. My sister helped me with the Arabic on it (she's a Mid-Eastern Studies student). But she didn't know what to name it.

Thanks Again!

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Re: Arabic Language Question

I've changed the title to... "Warrior Knights of Iraq (????? ??? ??????)"
I like knight for the English and emir for the Arabic.

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5 Reply by zaher

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Re: Arabic Language Question

This kind of games need a partners, and more time to be more fun big_smile

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