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Michael Blalock · 13th April 2010, 07:56 PM

Jim, Though the word is spelled janbiyya it is pronounced in Yemen with an m so the transliteration jambiya is correct. Why that is I don't know becuase the root of the word is J*N*B which means "side", "sideways" or "beside" in Arabic.

13th April 2010, 07:56 PM	#12
Michael Blalock Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: dc Posts: 271	Jim, Though the word is spelled janbiyya it is pronounced in Yemen with an m so the transliteration jambiya is correct. Why that is I don't know becuase the root of the word is JNB which means "side", "sideways" or "beside" in Arabic.