salam khalifa
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PhD candidate at @SBU_linguistics and @IACSComputes | Research Associate @camel-lab.bsky.social | ال+صرف
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I've had it once. It's not as bad as I thought it would be.
December 27, 2025 at 6:15 AM
I've had it once. It's not as bad as I thought it would be.
The first thing that comes to mind is دربكة /darabukka/ .. it is technically a small drum 🥁
December 27, 2025 at 6:12 AM
The first thing that comes to mind is دربكة /darabukka/ .. it is technically a small drum 🥁
Sounds very interesting! I'd like to read more about it at some point.
November 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Sounds very interesting! I'd like to read more about it at some point.
Before seeing you reconstruction, I just assumed it was the diminutive form of /da:n/ and the got feminized. Of course this is assuming that /dawe:ntī/ is 'my ear' singular.
Like how in some dialects you get /3e:nte:n/ "two eyes".
Also, you have عوينات in Lebanese Arabic meaning glasses.
Like how in some dialects you get /3e:nte:n/ "two eyes".
Also, you have عوينات in Lebanese Arabic meaning glasses.
November 9, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Before seeing you reconstruction, I just assumed it was the diminutive form of /da:n/ and the got feminized. Of course this is assuming that /dawe:ntī/ is 'my ear' singular.
Like how in some dialects you get /3e:nte:n/ "two eyes".
Also, you have عوينات in Lebanese Arabic meaning glasses.
Like how in some dialects you get /3e:nte:n/ "two eyes".
Also, you have عوينات in Lebanese Arabic meaning glasses.
It makes sense, because /qulla/ is also found in Classical Arabic in many contexts. Ibn Manzour in Lisan Al-Arab says it could be anything from a large pot to a small cup: tafsir.app/lisan/%D9%82...
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September 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
It makes sense, because /qulla/ is also found in Classical Arabic in many contexts. Ibn Manzour in Lisan Al-Arab says it could be anything from a large pot to a small cup: tafsir.app/lisan/%D9%82...
In Sudanese Arabic, it is gulla. Is it the same reanalysis? /ʔ/ -> /q/ -> /g/. In Sudanese Arabic /q/ is either /g/ or /k/ (new MSA words with /q/ has a different sound)
September 6, 2025 at 3:43 AM
In Sudanese Arabic, it is gulla. Is it the same reanalysis? /ʔ/ -> /q/ -> /g/. In Sudanese Arabic /q/ is either /g/ or /k/ (new MSA words with /q/ has a different sound)