The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I.: Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments — Page 9
Since the downfall of the Arab Empire of Baghdád, Cairo has been the chief of Arabian cities: its Memlook Sulṭáns, introduced into Egypt in their youth, naturally adopted, to a great degree, the manners of its native inhabitants, which the 'Osmánlee Turks in later days have but little altered.
Desde a queda do Império Árabe de Bagdá, o Cairo tem sido a principal das cidades árabes: seus Sultões Memlooks, introduzidos no Egito ainda jovens, adotaram naturalmente, em grande medida, os modos de seus habitantes nativos, que os Turcos Osmânlis em dias posteriores pouco alteraram.
Cairo is the city in which Arabian manners now exist in the most refined state; and such I believe to have been the case when the present work was composed."
O Cairo é a cidade em que os modos árabes existem agora em seu estado mais refinado; e acredito que assim era quando a presente obra foi composta."
Mr. Lane's first two visits to Egypt were made when, for the last time, Arab manners and customs as they existed in the age of the Arabian Nights could be studied; and his translation was written very shortly after his second return to England.
As duas primeiras visitas do Sr. Lane ao Egito foram feitas quando, pela última vez, os modos e costumes árabes tal como existiam na época das Mil e Uma Noites podiam ser estudados; e sua tradução foi escrita muito pouco tempo após seu segundo retorno à Inglaterra.
Though some of the tales may be Indian or Persian in origin, in their present state they exhibit a picture of the manners, modes of thought, and language, of the court and times of the Memlook Sulṭáns of Egypt, which nearly resembled in these points those of the Khaleefehs of Baghdád, or the great Arab Empire.
Embora alguns dos contos possam ser de origem indiana ou persa, em seu estado atual apresentam um quadro dos modos, formas de pensamento e linguagem da corte e dos tempos dos Sultões Memlooks do Egito, que se assemelhavam muito, nesses aspectos, aos dos Califas de Bagdá, ou do grande Império Árabe.
De Sacy and Von Hammer, the two celebrated orientalists who differed widely in opinion as to the origin of the book, agreed that the tales in which the Khaleefeh Hároon Er-Rasheed is introduced (the best, with few exceptions, in the collection) are Egyptian in character.
De Sacy e Von Hammer, os dois célebres orientalistas que divergiam amplamente de opinião quanto à origem do livro, concordavam que os contos nos quais o Califa Hároon Er-Rasheed é introduzido (os melhores, com poucas exceções, da coleção) são de caráter egípcio.
But since the "Modern Egyptians" were described by Mr.
Mas desde que os "Egípcios Modernos" foram descritos pelo Sr.
Vocabulary
- Desde
- Since; from a particular point in time
- a
- The (feminine definite article)
- queda
- Fall; decline or collapse of something
- do
- Of the; contraction of de and o
- Império
- Empire; a large political dominion
- Árabe
- Arab; relating to Arab people or culture
- de
- Of; from; preposition indicating origin or possession
- o
- The (masculine definite article)
- tem
- Has; third person singular of ter
- sido
- Been; past participle of ser
- principal
- Principal; most important or leading
- das
- Of the (feminine plural); contraction of de and as
- cidades
- Cities; plural of cidade
- árabes
- Arabs; plural adjective referring to Arab peoples
- seus
- Their; his; possessive pronoun masculine plural
- introduzidos
- Introduced; brought into a place or situation
- no
- In the; contraction of em and o
- ainda
- Still; yet; even
- jovens
- Young; plural adjective referring to youth
- adotaram
- Adopted; took on customs or practices
- naturalmente
- Naturally; in a natural or expected manner
- em
- In; at; preposition of location or time
- grande
- Great; large; significant in size or degree
- medida
- Measure; extent; degree of something
- os
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- modos
- Ways; manners; customs of behavior
- habitantes
- Inhabitants; people who live in a place
- nativos
- Natives; people originally from a place
- que
- That; which; who; relative or conjunction word
- dias
- Days; plural of dia
- posteriores
- Later; subsequent; coming after in time
- pouco
- Little; few; a small amount
- alteraram
- Altered; changed or modified something
- cidade
- City; a large urban settlement
- existem
- Exist; are present or in existence
- agora
- Now; at the present time
- seu
- His; her; its; your possessive pronoun singular
- estado
- State; condition; current situation of something
- mais
- More; most; comparative adverb
- refinado
- Refined; polished; cultured in manner
- acredito
- I believe; I think something is true
- assim
- Thus; so; in this way
- era
- Was; third person singular imperfect of ser
- quando
- When; at the time that
- presente
- Present; current; existing now
- obra
- Work; literary or artistic creation
- foi
- Was; went; third person singular preterite
- composta
- Composed; written or created as a work
- As
- The (feminine plural definite article)
- duas
- Two (feminine form)
- primeiras
- First (feminine plural); earliest in order
- visitas
- Visits; trips made to a place or person
- Sr.
- Mr.; abbreviation for Senhor
- ao
- To the; contraction of a and o
- foram
- Were; went; third person plural preterite
- feitas
- Made; done; feminine plural past participle
- pela
- By the; through the; contraction of por and a
- última
- Last; final in a series
- vez
- Time; instance; occasion of an event
- costumes
- Customs; habits; traditional practices of a society
- tal
- Such; as; of that kind
- como
- As; like; how; comparison or manner
- existiam
- Existed; were present in the past
- na
- In the; contraction of em and a
- época
- Era; epoch; a historical period of time
- Mil
- Thousand; the number 1000
- Uma
- One (feminine); a single unit
- Noites
- Nights; plural of noite
- podiam
- Could; were able to (imperfect tense)
- ser
- To be; infinitive of the verb ser
- estudados
- Studied; examined in depth or detail
- sua
- His; her; your possessive pronoun feminine singular
- tradução
- Translation; rendering text into another language
- escrita
- Written; put into written form
- muito
- Much; very; a great amount
- tempo
- Time; duration of an event or period
- após
- After; following in time or order
- segundo
- Second; following the first in order
- retorno
- Return; coming back to a place
- à
- To the (feminine); contraction of a and a
- Embora
- Although; even though; concessive conjunction
- alguns
- Some; a few; masculine plural pronoun
- contos
- Tales; short stories; narratives
- possam
- May have; can have; subjunctive of poder
- origem
- Origin; source; starting point of something
- indiana
- Indian; relating to India (feminine adjective)
- ou
- Or; conjunction indicating an alternative
- atual
- Current; present; existing at this time
- apresentam
- Present; show; display something to others
- um
- A; an; one (masculine indefinite article)
- quadro
- Picture; framework; depiction of a scene
- formas
- Forms; shapes; ways of expressing something
- pensamento
- Thought; thinking; intellectual reflection
- linguagem
- Language; manner of expression or speech
- da
- Of the (feminine); contraction of de and a
- corte
- Court; royal or noble household and entourage
- tempos
- Times; periods; plural of tempo
- se
- Themselves; reflexive or reciprocal pronoun
- assemelhavam
- Resembled; were similar to something else
- nesses
- In these; in those; contraction of em and esses
- aspectos
- Aspects; features; particular elements of something
- aos
- To the (masculine plural); contraction of a and os
- De
- De; preposition of origin or possession
- dois
- Two (masculine form)
- célebres
- Celebrated; famous; well-known individuals
- divergiam
- Diverged; differed in opinion or direction
- amplamente
- Widely; broadly; to a great extent
- opinião
- Opinion; personal view or judgment
- quanto
- As much as; how much; regarding
- livro
- Book; a written or printed publication
- concordavam
- Agreed; were in agreement with each other
- nos
- In the (masculine plural); contraction of em and os
- quais
- Which; relative pronoun (plural form)
- introduzido
- Introduced; presented or brought into a context
- melhores
- Best; better; comparative or superlative of bom
- com
- With; together with; in company of
- poucas
- Few; a small number (feminine plural)
- exceções
- Exceptions; cases excluded from a general rule
- coleção
- Collection; a gathered set of items
- são
- Are; third person plural of ser
- caráter
- Character; nature; distinctive quality of something
- egípcio
- Egyptian; relating to Egypt or its culture
- Mas
- But; however; conjunction showing contrast
- desde
- Since; from a point in time onward
- Modernos
- Modern; contemporary; relating to present times
- descritos
- Described; characterized in written or spoken form
- pelo
- By the; contraction of por and o
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