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Re: word for hurricane

Lieven L. Litaer (Quvar) ([email protected])

• From: Lieven L. Litaer (Quvar) <[email protected]>
• Subject: Re: word for hurricane
• Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 11:43:15 +0200
• In-Reply-To: <[email protected]>

ghItlh Russ Perry Jr <[email protected]>:

>I know we can't assume that there's a noun for every verb, but if there
>were, I suspect *{jev'a'} would be close.

Sure. But it's a verb, so that won't work.
{jev'a'} is lit. "does it storm?"

>If that worked, then perhaps ?{jevwI''a'}?
if that worked, yes.

>For all we know the word/phrase for hurricane may translate literally to
>"The wind that sweeps away 10,000 fools"...  :-)

{qaStaHvIS wa'ram loSSaD qoH bI'laH jevbogh SuS}
"4,000 fools may be swept away in one night by a stormy wind"

Do I remember this proverb wrong? ;-)

Quvar.

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