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The Forgotten Meaning of אוֹת doi.org/10.1163/1568... In light of these findings, we recommend updating biblical lexicons to include the meanings “pronouncement, promise, assurance” for the noun אוֹת and “commit” for its corresponding verb.

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This idea has like zero hits on Google (at least in English). This would be so fun to collect a list and create a classification, specifically on exonyms for communities (like Apache, Sioux, Auca).

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I can't wait until I get done reading and writing Stuff so that I can have more time to read and write Other Stuff

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I'd love to see a similar semantic typology for community names.

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This is fun: a semantic typology of language names, by Pun Ho Li. Any exceptions? www.researchgate.net/publication/...

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Some syntax thoughts: Arabic commonly uses prepositions in copular(?) constructions that express possession, obligation, or existence. mā ʕalēhʉm gɨṣūr. '(There is) no lack upon them.' (= they did good) mā fīha māy. '(There is) no water in it.' mā bayh laddī. '(There is) no flavor in it.' (RJ)

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What's the deal with the يا in كان يا ما كان (‘once upon a time’)? I guess it's functioning as a conjunction?

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Matthew 25:40 — most radical and subversive verse in the New Testament?

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Georgia O'Keeffe, Pink Moon Over Water, 1924 (Smith College Museum of Art collection)

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Toddler English word of the day Sunny Antonio ≈ San Antonio (accurate)

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Abū (father of) in dialects means "possessor of" and is gender neutral. In Egyptian Arabic for example you can say bint abū shaʿr iswid, "a black-haired girl," but literally "a girl [who is] the father of black hair." The construction is very common for animals in classical Arabic as well.

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Oh no—Tepehua ≠ Tepehuán? They're literally the same Nahuatl name, this is so confusing.

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Emirati Arabic word of the day يْعَرف y3arf ‘he knows’ note: 1. Guttural metathesis! *ya3rif > y3arf. 2. This word is the most frequent example of guttural metathesis (“ghawa”) in my study of Gulf Arabic. Most nouns and adjectives don't exhibit guttural metathesis anymore. 😢

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My dad died at 58. He only met his first grandkid. He would have been 68 today if he was alive, and he would have 10 grandkids.

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New dots are appearing fast. NYU is now on the list with “several” students targeted. Nearly all NYU Abu Dhabi students study away for 1-2 semesters at our global sites, typically NYU in Manhattan. Many are concerned about arbitrary detentions in 🇺🇸 now, w/ some changing those plans.

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I'm looking again at some Qaṭrāyīth terms that seem pretty clearly Arabic: ḥūmar (< ḥumar) ‘pitch’ asitr (< as-sitr?) ‘screen’ fitr ‘handbreadth’ trīd (< ṯarīd) ‘crumbled bread moistened with broth’ agzāʔ ‘lots’ The broken plural—you love to see it.

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Emiratis: [d͡ʒæziːræt ɪlħamrˤɑːʔ] British colonists: you mean Jourat Al Kamra?

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