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  • From: <gs02wmr AT panther.Gsu.EDU>
  • To: Numberup AT worldnet.att.net
  • Cc: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: Jerusalem, definitions
  • Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 13:02:40 -0400 (EDT)


On Wed, 8 Sep 1999 Numberup AT worldnet.att.net wrote:
> > The Arabic name/word for Egypt is "Misra" not 'Misir."
> >
> Well actually, "misr." Is "misra" dialectical?


hello -

I believe, actually I know, you are incorrect.

The Qur'an(ultimate authority on the roots of Arabic language) uses
phrases like "liqawmikuma bimisra" and "min misra", which uses the
spelling "Meem, Suad, Ra" with a fatha vowel after the 'Ra' which
elongates the ra into a 'Rah' sound.

Shalom.

Wondell M. Rachman






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