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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: top- or ep- ? #55541 02/06/2002 4:54 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 393 London NicholasW enthusiast NicholasW enthusiast Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 393 London Usually derived from Tariq the general, and jabal 'mountain' (= jebel, gebel etc.). The Arabic word order is Jabal Tariq 'Mountain of Tariq'. Jabbar-altar looks dubious. What language is it supposed to be? Now alt- is Romance for 'high', and gives 'altar', Latin altare, but putting the possessor in front is not Romance; nor Arabic. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted top- or ep- ? Jackie 02/06/2002 1:59 PM Re: top- or ep- ? Bean 02/06/2002 2:25 PM Re: top- or ep- ? wwh 02/06/2002 2:33 PM Re: top- or ep- ? Faldage 02/06/2002 2:45 PM Re: top- or ep- ? NicholasW 02/06/2002 4:54 PM Re: top- or ep- ? Faldage 02/06/2002 5:06 PM Re: top- or ep- ? Akatsukami 02/08/2002 5:23 AM Re: Jabbar Faldage 02/08/2002 10:36 AM Re: Jabbar Capital Kiwi 02/08/2002 7:42 PM Re: Jabbar tsuwm 02/08/2002 8:23 PM Re: top- or ep- ? Rubrick 02/06/2002 4:51 PM algebra wofahulicodoc 02/08/2002 1:05 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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