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08-29-2008, 06:16 PM #11
Well, let's keep in mind that the guy's name was not el-Arrasi, it was Rashid doune Arrasi. So his name makes sense. It is history (and perhaps Anuirean history) that calls him el-Arrasi. Especially if the name makes no sense as el-Arrasi, we can interpret that as the Anuirean name for him, reflecting their misunderstanding.
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08-29-2008, 06:24 PM #12
First, a link for Rashid doune Arrasi has existed for a while now (since I did Ariya), and I have been trying to create redirects from the various spellings of el-Arrasi. So when you search for el-Arrasi (or el-Arassi) you get Rashid doune Arrasi, which is the name he is given in cities of the sun, noting that he was know as el-Arrasi "later". I originally chose to name his page Rashid doune Arrasi because I prefer people's proper names to their nicknames or sobriquets.
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08-29-2008, 07:03 PM #13
At 11:16 AM 8/29/2008, you wrote:
>Well, let`s keep in mind that the guy`s name was not el-Arrasi, it
>was Rashid doune Arrasi. So his name makes sense. It is history (and
>perhaps Anuirean history) that calls him el-Arrasi. Especially if
>the name makes no sense as el-Arrasi, we can interpret that as the
>Anuirean name for him, reflecting their misunderstanding.
This makes good sense. The Anglification/Anuirification of his name,
even if it`s got no real connection to his actual Arabic/Khinasi name
is a longstanding "tradition" of Western languages. I remember
reading a treatise in a British pamphlet about how the "proper"
pronunciation of Don Quixote`s name was "Quiksote" so I`m curious if
el-Arrasi should be "properly" properly pronounced as "arrasi" or "arrazi"?
Gary
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08-29-2008, 08:28 PM #14
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