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1st November 2011, 02:07 PM
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Syrian Dagger for Arabic translation please!
Heres a Syrian dagger I picked up a few weeks back, I think its the Magadali Shams type, interestingly {for me anyway!} it is made from an old file blade.
I know the script on these has often degenerated so far to be unreadable, but a fellow forimite has suggested that the script on this might be translatable? Any & all help & comments/information welcomed. Spiral Last edited by Lew; 1st November 2011 at 07:24 PM. |
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5th November 2011, 03:40 AM
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I may confirm you about the origin of your dagger, it's a "Majdal Shams' Druze jambiya" your fellow's suggestion, it's too much optimistic ...  I've 2, and never been able to get a translation, even if my wife is completly fluent in Arabic (mother tongue) may be Druze language wrote with Arabic alphabet, it's a suggestion I'm sorry for you  any way your "Majdal or Magdali Shams" is very nice, congratulations à + Dom Last edited by Dom; 5th November 2011 at 04:02 AM. |
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5th November 2011, 10:21 AM
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Thank You for trying & your comments Dom!
Druze language would certanly make sense, All the best, Spiral |
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5th November 2011, 03:49 PM
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Sorry Jonathan,
It's still much les 'debased' than the script oftem is. Don't give up hope! Look at mine, barely more than a series of squiggles: |
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6th November 2011, 03:31 PM
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Cheers Gene, Perhaps oneday we will find some who speaks Druze if were lucky!
J |
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6th November 2011, 04:03 PM
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Translation for this is , No man like Ali, no sword like zulfiqaar.
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7th November 2011, 05:06 PM
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Thank you so much! That particular mystery solved! Interesting its such a classic Islamic statement. Can I ask which side of the blade says what? Thanks Again, Spiral Last edited by spiral; 7th November 2011 at 05:42 PM. Reason: correction. |
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7th November 2011, 05:35 PM
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The first close up picture, in the same side after Zulfeqar, it say more but I could only make ... "this sword" ... sorry could not be of more help, my Arabic is limited at best.
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7th November 2011, 05:43 PM
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Thank you again!
Spiral |
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