What does this english word mean?

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Assalâmu 'alaykum..

My english isn't perfect, so there is alot of words I don't know, but I can't find the translation for them..
So, if I ask what a word means, can you try to explain it to me, in very 'small' words, so a little kid would understand it.. Jazak Allâhu khayr..

What does i.e. mean? Like, when you write something, al-Muttaqûn (i.e. ppl with taqwa) etc..

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i.e. means 'in other words'. It shows what exactly you mean when you use a term - 'al-Muttaqûn (i.e. ppl with taqwa)' So the Al-Muttaqun is another name for the people with Taqwa :)
 
Ahaaaa, okay, now I understand.. Barak Allâhu fik.. I always knew why it was written, but I never understood what it meant.. But now I do, yay.. Jazak Allâhu khayr.. :D
 
Greetings,

Further to the earlier answer, 'i.e.' is an abbreviation for a Latin phrase, 'id est', meaning 'that is'.

A similar one is 'e.g.', short for 'exempli gratis', which literally means 'free example', but can be understood to mean 'for example'.

If you're not sure about the meaning of any English word, www.dictionary.com is a good place to look.

Peace
 
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Argh! Upstaged by Zorro and an English teacher.

Story of my life. :p :)

But seriously, thanks for the definition guys.
 
i.e means in example.. ok if your reading something and it is talking about a concept that most people wouldn't understand they say i.e ... meaning this is what they are talking about.. its kind of a way to dumb it down for people
 
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i.e means in example.. ok if your reading something and it is talking about a concept that most people wouldn't understand they say i.e ... meaning this is what they are talking about.. its kind of a way to dumb it down for people
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'I.e.' does not mean 'in example'. You might be thinking of 'e.g.', which roughly means 'for example'. 'I.e.' and 'e.g.' are used in slightly different ways.

Here are some examples to show the difference:

1) "I'm talking about carrots, celery and leeks, i.e. vegetables."

2) "I'm talking about vegetables, e.g. carrots, celery and leeks."

For the literal translations of these two abbreviations, see my post above.

Peace
 
sike is slang. like sike ... not really... or i siked you out... fooled you...
salam walakum wr wb
 
salaam,

sike, i always thought it meant fooled you ^^^ like sis Rena mentioned. :)

wassalam
 
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Maybe this word means something else in a different country. For example, in the U.K there are many different words of which i don't know of that are not used here in America. For example...


Wicked

bloody

innit

summit


These words aren't used here in U.S maybe someone can give me the definition of these words? and they spell the word 'color' and 'honor' wrong.
 
i found the following meanings of wicked...

1. very bad: very wrong or very bad

2. dangerous: capable of causing harm to somebody
a knife with a wicked blade

3. distressing: causing discomfort, distress, or disappointment (informal)
I’ve got a wicked headache.

4. disgusting: tasting or smelling disgusting and repulsive

5. mischievous: liking to tease people playfully or cause them slight trouble, but without upsetting them seriously
a wicked sense of humour

6. mean: liking to say very unpleasant things to people
She has a really wicked tongue sometimes!

7. very good: very impressive or very skilful (slang)
What do you think of the car, then? Pretty wicked, eh?

:) :) :) :)
 
meaning of the word 'bloody'....

1. bloodstained: covered or smeared with blood
Her hands were bloody and shaking.

2. relating to blood: resembling or containing blood

3. involving much bloodshed: involving a great deal of killing and bloodshed

4. swearword: used as a swearword or to add emphasis (slang) (sometimes considered offensive)

5. unfair and inconsiderate: very unfair and inconsiderate (dated informal)

:)
 
Halima said:
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These words aren't used here in U.S maybe someone can give me the definition of these words? and they spell the word 'color' and 'honor' wrong.
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Well, originally, honor IS spelt HONOUR.

Then the pilgrims came, and thus American English is born. In a precis, that is.

maybe CZgibson can give us his two cents. :p
 

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