diff --git a/gramps/plugins/textreport/detancestralreport.py b/gramps/plugins/textreport/detancestralreport.py
index 262055478..cfd422b47 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/textreport/detancestralreport.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/textreport/detancestralreport.py
@@ -446,7 +446,8 @@ class DetAncestorReport(Report):
             attr_list.extend(event_ref.get_attribute_list())
             for attr in attr_list:
                 if text:
-                    text += "; "
+                    # translators: needed for Arabic, ignore otherwise
+                    text += self._("; ")
                 attrName = self._get_type(attr.get_type())
                 text += self._("%(type)s: %(value)s%(endnotes)s") % {
                     'type'     : self._(attrName),
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/textreport/detdescendantreport.py b/gramps/plugins/textreport/detdescendantreport.py
index 8d723c1b5..dffe73d3d 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/textreport/detdescendantreport.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/textreport/detdescendantreport.py
@@ -344,7 +344,8 @@ class DetDescendantReport(Report):
             if index == 1:
                 self.doc.write_text(name + "-" + str(index) + ") ")
             else:
-                self.doc.write_text(name + "-" + str(index) + "; ")
+                # translators: needed for Arabic, ignore otherwise
+                self.doc.write_text(name + "-" + str(index) + self._("; "))
             index -= 1
 
     def write_person(self, key):
@@ -458,7 +459,8 @@ class DetDescendantReport(Report):
             attr_list.extend(event_ref.get_attribute_list())
             for attr in attr_list:
                 if text:
-                    text += "; "
+                    # translators: needed for Arabic, ignore otherwise
+                    text += self._("; ")
                 attrName = self._get_type(attr.get_type())
                 text += self._("%(type)s: %(value)s%(endnotes)s") % {
                     'type'     : self._(attrName),
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/textreport/familygroup.py b/gramps/plugins/textreport/familygroup.py
index f448f93d0..0bb2b7b5f 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/textreport/familygroup.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/textreport/familygroup.py
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ class FamilyGroup(Report):
             if self.includeAttrs:
                 for attr in event.get_attribute_list():
                     if descr:
-                        descr += "; "
+                        # translators: needed for Arabic, ignore otherwise
+                        descr += self._("; ")
                     attr_type = self._get_type(attr.get_type())
                     descr += "%(type)s: %(value)s" % {
                                     'type'  : self._(attr_type),