Syrian Dagger for Arabic translation please!

[Dom]

Originally Posted by spiral

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?

Hi spiral
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

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Dom