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Reader comment on item: Gaza's Not the Key, Philadelphi Is
in response to reader comment: to whom who is interest in the meaning of Gaza in Arabic
Submitted by Doug (United States), Jan 22, 2013 at 17:09
Slayhy your statement is very rigid and not understanding how languages work. Just because the word Gaza is found in Arabic does not mean Arabic origin. As in many languages words have a way of migrating across geographical and social lines. For this you have to find the first use of the word and having no other using that as your origin. Gaza is a Persian word, probably migrated to the Arabs due to the proximity of the people.
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| 2 | Sawiris is back in Egypt [116 words] | dhimmi no more | May 5, 2013 09:17 | 203618 | |
| 2 | Egypt will again allow the tunnel for rocket smuggling to attack Jews ! [88 words] | Phil Greend | Feb 18, 2013 12:05 | 203612 | |
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| The roots [69 words] | PermReader | Dec 14, 2012 11:59 | 201453 | ||
| 1 | to whom who is interest in the meaning of Gaza in Arabic [77 words] | slayhy | Dec 11, 2012 22:11 | 201361 | |
| 3 | Plagiarism? And the word Gaza does not mean neither sting or puncture and you are either ignorant or a liar [332 words] | dhimmi no more | Dec 15, 2012 11:10 | 201361 | |
| 2 | The word Gaza is not an Arabic word and this is what we are told in Arabic dictionaries [185 words] | dhimmi no more | Dec 15, 2012 11:27 | 201361 | |
| 3 | Teaching Arabic to wannabe Arabs and the word gaza again! [325 words] | dhimmi no more | Dec 15, 2012 15:19 | 201361 | |
| 3 | Gaza and argument from slang! And more Komidyya Islamiyya [220 words] | dhimmi no more | Dec 15, 2012 15:28 | 201361 | |
| exhaust yourself [38 words] | slayhy | Dec 15, 2012 21:42 | 201361 | ||
| 7 | The meaning of the word Ghaza from Arabic/Arabic dictionaries [538 words] | dhimmi no more | Dec 16, 2012 07:59 | 201361 | |
| 3 | Our dear slayhy is running away! I'm shocked [234 words] | dhimmi no more | Dec 17, 2012 06:19 | 201361 | |
| 3 | Vendu! [137 words] | dhimmi no more | Dec 17, 2012 18:57 | 201361 | |
| 2 |  Failure to understand language [79 words] | Doug | Jan 22, 2013 17:09 | 201361 | |
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| 3 | a bit of history [307 words] | slayhy | Dec 3, 2012 22:20 | 201111 | |
| 4 | a pin prick [56 words] | Irvin Shiffman | Dec 4, 2012 00:47 | 201111 | |
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| 5 | ZERO historical connection between the Phillistines and 'Palestine' [667 words] | sara | Dec 4, 2012 21:15 | 201111 | |
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| a challenge is a challenge [564 words] | slayhy | Dec 5, 2012 20:14 | 201111 | ||
| The father of Mary [79 words] | slayhy | Dec 5, 2012 20:23 | 201111 | ||
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| Facts for you [105 words] | slayhy | Dec 5, 2012 20:54 | 201111 | ||
| 1 | God's will has prevailed [58 words] | Irvin Shiffman | Dec 6, 2012 04:06 | 201111 | |
| 5 | Sorry Slayhy, History trumps your biased 'data' [285 words] | sara | Dec 6, 2012 16:36 | 201111 | |
| 4 | Challenge Failed [124 words] | sara | Dec 6, 2012 16:49 | 201111 | |
| look farther than your nose [22 words] | slayhy | Dec 6, 2012 17:52 | 201111 | ||
| ran out of fuel [38 words] | slayhy | Dec 6, 2012 17:55 | 201111 | ||
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| 3 | a bit of facts for you [125 words] | slayhy | Dec 6, 2012 21:44 | 201111 | |
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| Delusional [136 words] | DEBORAH THE JUDGE | Dec 9, 2012 12:20 | 201111 | ||
| 8 | The amazing Muslim mind [399 words] | dhimmi no more | Dec 9, 2012 13:25 | 201111 | |
| 5 | When is the next buraq flight? [199 words] | dhimmi no more | Dec 9, 2012 13:35 | 201111 | |
| 6 | Liar or ignorant so which one is it? No the word Gaza does not mean sting as our dear slayhy says [566 words] | dhimmi no more | Dec 9, 2012 14:12 | 201111 | |
| 4 | Atrocious Arabic by wannabe Arabs [87 words] | dhimmi no more | Dec 9, 2012 14:19 | 201111 | |
| A lecture for free [115 words] | slayhy | Dec 9, 2012 18:35 | 201111 | ||
| just pour rire [17 words] | slayhy | Dec 9, 2012 19:07 | 201111 | ||
| I ADMIT [39 words] | slayhy | Dec 9, 2012 19:11 | 201111 | ||
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| people's [29 words] | DEBORAH THE JUDGE | Dec 10, 2012 08:51 | 201111 | ||
| 3 | Our dear slayhy admits! And as if we kuffar did not know [286 words] | dhimmi no more | Dec 11, 2012 07:31 | 201111 | |
| Dhimmi the wanabe arabic fluent speaker [34 words] | Issam | Dec 11, 2012 10:25 | 201111 | ||
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| 3 | The word Gaza does not mean Sting! [430 words] | dhimmi no more | Dec 12, 2012 08:17 | 201111 | |
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| 1 | Why threaten? Just take it back. [37 words] | Abu Nudnik | Nov 27, 2012 20:17 | 200995 | |
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| Israel Will Have the Help of Her Eternal Almighty Sovereign [242 words] | M. Tovey | Dec 6, 2012 15:34 | 200994 | ||
| Gaza's Not the Key, Philadelphi Is [192 words] | Judith | Nov 27, 2012 18:46 | 200993 | ||
| 4 | You are right. [32 words] | Mohammed Al-shehri | Nov 27, 2012 18:09 | 200992 | |
| Prevention is better than war [426 words] | R.B. | Nov 27, 2012 17:25 | 200991 |
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