Jambiya Tranlation Please ?

Michael Blalock · 28th February 2010, 07:17 PM

No help for me. That last name does not make sense to me. Usually after Abdul is one of the 99 names of god but not in this case. At least not as I read it. But it is surely a name.

Jens Nordlunde · 28th February 2010, 11:10 PM

Why do you think it is Arab? Why not an Indian dialect??

Michael Blalock · 1st March 2010, 01:04 AM

I too considered that it may be a non arab name but the word amal is definately arabic and this is how Omani and Yemeni jambiyas are usually signed. I'm more inclinded to think I am misreading a letter.

olikara · 2nd March 2010, 05:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Jens Nordlunde

Why do you think it is Arab? Why not an Indian dialect??

I think you are right here, Jens.

The same Arabic characters are used in Urdu as well and 'jaan' is a common addendum to muslim names in South India. For eg. Mirjan, Sabjan, etc. 'Jaan' means 'life/heart/love...'

I would not be surprised if the Jambiya was made for someone in Hyderabad state as this was a choice side arm in those days there. Hyderabad was teeming with Arabs and Sudanese right till the '50s.

Nidhi

SwordZ · 5th March 2010, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by olikara

I think you are right here, Jens.

The same Arabic characters are used in Urdu as well and 'jaan' is a common addendum to muslim names in South India. For eg. Mirjan, Sabjan, etc. 'Jaan' means 'life/heart/love...'

I would not be surprised if the Jambiya was made for someone in Hyderabad state as this was a choice side arm in those days there. Hyderabad was teeming with Arabs and Sudanese right till the '50s.

Nidhi

Thanks,

So how does it read on Urdu ?

Rgds
Jhony

olikara · 5th March 2010, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by SwordZ

Thanks,

So how does it read on Urdu ?

Rgds
Jhony

Jhony,

It reads the same as it does in Arabic. Only that no Urdu speaker will understand it as only the script is common.

Nidhi

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Michael Blalock Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: dc Posts: 271	I too considered that it may be a non arab name but the word amal is definately arabic and this is how Omani and Yemeni jambiyas are usually signed. I'm more inclinded to think I am misreading a letter.