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Topic: Arabic names... Posted: 05-May-2005 at 12:55 |
Well,my friend's grandfather comes from Asia Minor,more specifically from Prousa.
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Posted: 05-May-2005 at 12:56 |
Originally posted by Zagros Purya
Azis could be Greek (correct me if I am wrong) just because of the "is" prefix but Aziz is definately of Arabic origin. i s the s pronounced like a z or is it like an "s"? |
Maybe Greeks adopted it from Ottomans, I dont know.
And I also know that Joseph is Yusuf in Arabic.
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Posted: 05-May-2005 at 13:10 |
Is there any usefull site to find more information,a scientific site,about that name?
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Posted: 05-May-2005 at 13:13 |
Originally posted by Zagros Purya
Azis could be Greek (correct me if I am wrong) just because of the "is" prefix but Aziz is definately of Arabic origin. i s the s pronounced like a z or is it like an "s"? |
It is prounounced like s.
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Posted: 05-May-2005 at 17:08 |
Originally posted by Oguzoglu
Originally posted by Zagros Purya
Azis could be Greek (correct me if I am wrong) just because of the "is" prefix but Aziz is definately of Arabic origin. i s the s pronounced like a z or is it like an "s"? |
Maybe Greeks adopted it from Ottomans, I dont know.
And I also know that Joseph is Yusuf in Arabic.
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^This could be true.
Sorry I meant suffix, not prefix.
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Posted: 05-May-2005 at 17:44 |
Originally posted by Spartakus
Is there any usefull site to find more information,a scientific site,about that name? |
i dont know, but i'll try to find the english transilation of it
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