Glossary entry

Arabic term or phrase:

الإخوة

English translation:

Brethren

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Jun 3, 2014 08:26
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Arabic term

الإخوة

Arabic to English Social Sciences Religion
This is a conversation between Egyptian Christians living in North America. They are talking about the different churches they attend.

Question:
انتي رحتي الانجيلية والا الرسولية?

Answer:
Yes, we went to both.
بنروح الإخوة برضه
It's not a church, though, but it will eventually be made into a church.

The person responding is in Canada.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +3 Brethren

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Brethren

The (Plymouth) Brethren are a Christian grouping, i.e. "we also go to the Brethren." But it could also refer to a an informal grouping or fellowship of Christians already known to the conversant.
Peer comment(s):

agree Linda Al-Bairmani
3 hrs
agree atmorris0228 (X)
4 hrs
agree Lamis Maalouf : Right, that is because a church is not the building in Christianity; it is the group of believers, so it is very possible that they meet in a house (house-church) but still the denomination is called Brethren and in Arabic I would say اجتماع الإخوة
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you for your help with this. Thanks also to Lamis for the additional commentary."
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