Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 14:54:49 -0800
Subject: Re: any idea?


Forgive the error of Ethiopia versus Ethiopian. You are correct, wrong
conjugation. As Egyptians we pronounce Egypt "Musr" (I realize the different
Arabic dialects vary and of course the phonetic spellings are always
arguable). 
M
> ethiopia is al Habasha and not al-Habshi. al-habashi
> means a male ethiopian..
> and Egypt is pronounced Misr and not Musr...
> 
> --- Matthew Shenoda <shenoda-AT-sfsu.edu> wrote:
>> Robert is right about Al Sudan...  Some countries
>> are "The..." others are
>> not. ... Ethiopia for example is Al Habashi, Egypt
>> on the other hand is just
>> Musr. no Al... 
>> 
>> M
>> 
>> 
>>>> Saeed - as simple, surely, as this:  Sudanese
>> call their country Al-Sudan/
>>>> As-Sudan - The Sudan. (the original Arabic name
>> was Bilad as-Sudan, Land of
>>>> the Blacks )...
>>>> robert
>>>> 
>>>>>>> saeed.urrehman-AT-anu.edu.au 12/20/01 08:40AM >>>
>>>> greg, do you have any idea why "Sudan,"  a
>> country, is referred to as "the
>>>> Sudan"?
>>>> 
>>>> saeed
>>>> 
>>>> 
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