Arabic-L:LING:Al-3abd Allaah

[Dilworth Parkinson]

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Date: 13 Aug 2008
From:"Schub, Michael B." <Michael.Schub at trincoll.edu>
Subject:Al-3abd Allaah

Dear David,
       Might this be analagous to the names of cities followed by a  / 
laqab/  (by-name), e.g. /Makka   al-Mubaarakah/,  /Hoboken  al- 
MaHruusa/  '...the protected one,'  /madiina  fulaana  al-KhaDraa'/,   
'...the verdant one',  etc.?
      Best wishes,
                                                                      
Mike Schub

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