03-21-2004, 05:37 PM
[quote="abudar2000"]shlomo oh bar_khela,
-Researchers claim that it came from Yemen, and that it was spoken in the area of the Arabian Peninsula by the Arab tribes. And also the Arabic that was spoken by the Arab Tribes differs from that found in the Quran. What is refered to as classical Arabic, is the Arabic found in the Quran.
Partly true. There were various dialects of Arabic prevalent in the 7th century AD. The dialect of the Qu'ran, which is known as "classical Arabic" was the dialect of the Quraysh, the most respected tribe of Arabia at the time. This is the tribe that Muhammad descended from. After his death, Muslims had to preserve a standard Arabic language which corresponded perfectly with the Qu'ran. Thus, we have MSA today.
-Researchers also claim that Arabic is a slang version of Aramaic, which over time due to the isolation of the Arab tribes have diverted from Aramaic.
Based upon your proofs, I'd say that right off the bat. I wonder if Arabic was a slang of Aramaic or if it was a language which appeared by its own merit while heavily borrowing from its predecessor.
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lahma <- Bread (Aramaic)
lahm <- Flesh (Arabic)
(We see a clear Christian influence on the Arabic language, because in Christianity we say that our Lord Transformed Bread into His Flesh)
But I'm not sure if this is mere concidence. In German, "gift" means "poison" while in English it means "a present." ---
shareera <- True (Aramaic)
shareer <- Evil (Arabic)
(We see here a Quranic influence, because in Aramaic we refer to Jesus (in the context of God) as 'shareera' (i.e. we say "bsh??m aba wabra wrooha dqoodsha had alaha shareera ameen" = "In the name of the Father, and Son, and the Holy Spirit One True God verily). And since the Quran considers that Jesus is not God, and that the people who profess it are sinners, thus the Arabic word 'shareer' became known as evil)
That's very interesting. But in the Qu'ran, is "shareer" used in reference to the Christian proclamation of the Trinity?
You've done exceedingly well, Keefa. I'm very impressed.[/b]
-Researchers claim that it came from Yemen, and that it was spoken in the area of the Arabian Peninsula by the Arab tribes. And also the Arabic that was spoken by the Arab Tribes differs from that found in the Quran. What is refered to as classical Arabic, is the Arabic found in the Quran.
Partly true. There were various dialects of Arabic prevalent in the 7th century AD. The dialect of the Qu'ran, which is known as "classical Arabic" was the dialect of the Quraysh, the most respected tribe of Arabia at the time. This is the tribe that Muhammad descended from. After his death, Muslims had to preserve a standard Arabic language which corresponded perfectly with the Qu'ran. Thus, we have MSA today.
-Researchers also claim that Arabic is a slang version of Aramaic, which over time due to the isolation of the Arab tribes have diverted from Aramaic.
Based upon your proofs, I'd say that right off the bat. I wonder if Arabic was a slang of Aramaic or if it was a language which appeared by its own merit while heavily borrowing from its predecessor.
---
lahma <- Bread (Aramaic)
lahm <- Flesh (Arabic)
(We see a clear Christian influence on the Arabic language, because in Christianity we say that our Lord Transformed Bread into His Flesh)
But I'm not sure if this is mere concidence. In German, "gift" means "poison" while in English it means "a present." ---
shareera <- True (Aramaic)
shareer <- Evil (Arabic)
(We see here a Quranic influence, because in Aramaic we refer to Jesus (in the context of God) as 'shareera' (i.e. we say "bsh??m aba wabra wrooha dqoodsha had alaha shareera ameen" = "In the name of the Father, and Son, and the Holy Spirit One True God verily). And since the Quran considers that Jesus is not God, and that the people who profess it are sinners, thus the Arabic word 'shareer' became known as evil)
That's very interesting. But in the Qu'ran, is "shareer" used in reference to the Christian proclamation of the Trinity?
You've done exceedingly well, Keefa. I'm very impressed.[/b]
???Do not give up, for that is ignorance and not according to the rules of this art... Like the lover, you cannot hope to achieve success without infinite perseverance.???