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1.       ayse-eski
422 posts
 23 Dec 2012 Sun 12:17 pm

annem gibi namuslu, arıyorsan babam gibi delikanlı olacaksın.

2.       Henry
2604 posts
 23 Dec 2012 Sun 12:27 pm

 

Quoting ayse-eski

annem gibi namuslu, arıyorsan babam gibi delikanlı olacaksın.

my attempt

If you search for someone virtuous like my mother, you will be a young man like my father

see Gokuyum´s post below for a better answer



Edited (12/23/2012) by Henry [error]
Edited (12/23/2012) by Henry [more corrections]

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3.       gokuyum
5050 posts
 23 Dec 2012 Sun 12:34 pm

 

Quoting Henry

 

my attempt

If you search for someone virtuous like my mother, you will be a brave man like my father

 

 

 

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4.       Henry
2604 posts
 23 Dec 2012 Sun 12:36 pm

whoops, so many basic errors {#emotions_dlg.shy} thanks again Gokuyum

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5.       tunci
7149 posts
 23 Dec 2012 Sun 12:45 pm

 

Additional info about the word " Namus " ;

Namus is the Arabic word (Hebrew "nmūs", Greek "νόμος") of a concept of an ethical category, a virtue, in Middle Eastern patriarchal character. Literally translated as ´virtue´, it is now more popularly used in a strong gender-specific context of relations within a family described in terms ofhonorattentionrespect/respectability, and modesty.

It is important to note that the concept of Namus in respect to sexual integrity of family members is an ancient exclusively cultural concept which predates IslamJudaism and Christianity. It is claimed that religious alignment with Namus does not exist in any of the holy scriptures of these religions.

The Arabic word "nāmūs" (ناموس may mean "law", "custom", or "honor". The Hebrew words "nmūs" (נמוס or "nūmūsā" (נומוסא again means "law". The Ancient Greek word "nómos" (νόμο&sigmaf means "law, custom.

For a man and his family, namus, among other things, may mean sexual integrity of women in the family, their chastity in particular. On the other hand, the man has to provide for his family and to defend the namus of his house, his women in particular, against the threats (physical and verbal) to members of his extended family from the outer world.

Namus of a man is determined by namus of all the women in his family (i.e., mother, wives, sisters, daughters). In some societies, e.g., in Pashtun tribes of Afghanistannamus goes beyond the basic family and is common for a plarina, a unit of the tribe that has a common ancestral father.

For an unmarried woman, the utmost importance is placed on virginity before marriage, and "proof of virginity" in the form of bloodstains on a bed sheet is required in some cultures to proudly demonstrate after the wedding night. Professor of sociology Dilek Cindoğlu writes: "The virginity of the women is not a personal matter, but a social phenomenon".

In the Middle East, for a woman, namus is in obedience, faithfulness, modesty (in behaviour and in dress), "appropriateness".

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6.       Abla
3648 posts
 24 Dec 2012 Mon 09:36 am

Quote:tunci

about the word " Namus "

 

What a heavy load on a small word. It seems that you can explain both very good and very bad deeds with it.

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