Re: Going to Morocco...need anything?
Posted by Kenzi on February 01, 2000 at 01:14:29:
In Reply to: Re: Going to Morocco...need anything? posted by Kree Arvanitas on January 30, 2000 at 03:59:01:
: Lisa - I'd be interested in a small, but not too expensive khanjer
than I can tie in my belt. No antiques, but not real shabby, either.
I hope you have a wonderful trip! I wish I were going! By the way -
your comment about the root word for Kohl is interesting - in Romany
the word for 'black" is kalyi (one of my favorite Rom bands is
called "Kalyi Jag -- Black Fire"). perhaps the arabic and indian
words spring from the same linguistic source.
Admitting my ignorance here: what's a khanjer? If you have a photo
that would help a lot.
I am sure that the words are related (Rom and Arabic). A lot of
words in many languages are borrowed from the Arabic: Turkish,
English, Spanish, Hindi, Persian etc. etc. And now French is being
infiltrated (although the Alliance Francaise would probably deny it!)
by Arabic, especially slang from all the 2nd and 3rd generation North
Africans there. Check out the movie "Hate" ("La Haine") for a real
earful. Stop me before I go so far off topic as to fall off the edge
of the earth.
- Re: Going to Morocco...need anything? Kree Arvanitas 04:37:18 2/02/00
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