Question:
what do these arabic city names mean?
2006-01-28 11:35:36 UTC
al adibiyah
ayn sukhmah
what does "al" mean anyhow? it is everywhere....
Six answers:
dimitrilw
2006-01-28 17:25:26 UTC
عين (ayn) is "eye", "spring", or a host of other meanings, depending upon precise context. I believe that Sukhmah is not an Arabic word. Where is this city? Perhaps the word is Persian, Hindi, Berber, or some other language..?



As you have learned, "al" means "the". "Adibiyah" will have slightly different translations depending upon precise spelling. I am assuming that the Arabic word you are romanizing (writing with the English alphabet) is الادبيه, which translates roughly as "morality", "humanities", or "culture". The root word is ادب, which is a verb meaning "to be well-bred, well-mannered, cultured, or urbane". الادبيه are the things which make a person able to be well-bred, well-mannered, cultured, and/or urbane.



Cheers!
v_aaragorn
2006-01-29 18:30:10 UTC
Sukhmah isn't Arabic or Persian for sure and probably isn't Hindi, it can be ancient Egyptian but I think it's just a name.

Adibiah comes from 'Adab' which means morality and 'Adib' is an adjective means a very moral person or thing so 'Adibiyah' means moral place or a place where well-educated moralist people live.
2006-01-28 20:49:29 UTC
"Al" in Arabic language uses like "the" in English language.

"Al" means "the" in English language.
soso
2006-01-28 20:24:55 UTC
"al" means "the" in English
zelo
2006-02-01 08:28:38 UTC
al literally means "of"
dingdong
2006-01-28 19:43:10 UTC
Al is probably short for allah which means god.


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