An Outline of the Grammar of the Safaitic Inscriptions

Al‐Jallad, Ahmad

doi:10.1163/9789004289826

Cited by 92 publications

(57 citation statements)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“… In Safaitic, lineage is indicated by the phrase ḏ ʾl (Al‐Jallad, : 57), as in ANA varieties, which use a relative + āl ; the same construction is also found in Haramic (North Sabaic) (A. al‐Jallad, personal communication, December 2016). In Dadanitic the relative ḏ is used, directly followed by the family name to indicate lineage affiliation (e.g.…”

mentioning

confidence: 78%

“…Another phonological feature that stands out in this subgroup of names is that in none of these names is the final triphthong of the 3‐weak verbs represented (see ṣmdʿ (√DʿW); and ṣmrʾ (√RʾY)), which sets the language of these names apart from both Safaitic and Dadanitic (Jallad, : 121; Sima, : 93–94) and might place it closer to NWS varieties that did collapse the final triphthongs in III‐weak verbs (Gzella, : 444)…”

Section: The Namesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…LP 685; C 1936) and seems to be connected to the Arabian cultural realm. Safaitic theophoric names most commonly contain the theophoric elements lt , lh , and ʾl (Al‐Jallad, : 58). Compared to theophoric names containing ʾl , names with lt are rare.…”

Section: The Namesmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 2 more Smart Citations

The Taymanitic onomasticon

Kootstra

2017

Arab Archaeol Epigr

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The Taymanitic inscriptions, written in the c. mid-sixth century BCE, largely consist of personal names. While personal names cannot inform us directly on the language or ethnicity of their bearers, name-giving practices do reflect a choice made by the person bestowing it on someone. This article will focus on the personal names of the inscriptions; what they can tell us about their linguistic and cultural background, and how this might inform us on the cultural heritage of the authors of the Taymanitic inscriptions.

show abstract

mentioning

confidence: 78%

Section: The Namesmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

The Taymanitic onomasticon

Kootstra

2017

Arab Archaeol Epigr

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…The Arabic spoken prior to the Islamic conquest in the region does not seem to be the same as post‐Islamic conquest Arabic, arguing for a different form of Arabic arriving in the region with the conquerors. Nevertheless, the exact relationship between Ancient North Arabian and Arabic remains unclear (al‐Jallad, : 10–11; : 1).…”

Section: Papyrological Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

Fragments of an early Islamic Arabic papyrus from Khirbet Hamrā Ifdān

Friedman

Vorderstrasse

Mairs

et al. 2017

Arab Archaeol Epigr

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Excavations in 2013 at the site of Khirbet Hamr a Ifd an in the Fayn an revealed several pieces of an Arabic papyrus, the first ever found in Jordan. Although the papyrus is poorly preserved, a detailed analysis of the fragments based on parallels have suggested that it dates to the late seventh/early-mid-eighth century AD.This article discusses the papyrus fragments and places them within their papyrological and archaeological contexts.

show abstract

“…The accurate meaning of this / l / has been a topic of much discussion. According to scholars of Safaitic studies it can mark authorship and it is common among scholars to translate it as ‘by’ (see discussion in Macdonald : 294–295; Al‐Jallad : 145; see also critical discussion in Eksell : 115–118). This is followed by several scholars, for example, S. al‐Theeb (: 29–32) who translates the lam auctoris in various studies as bi‐wāsiṭat x’, which in Arabic has the precise meaning of ‘by the means of, through, by, per, on the part of x’ (Wehr & Cowan : 1067) .…”

Section: Hunting Scenesmentioning

confidence: 99%