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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread or not to see #178782 08/16/2008 4:16 PM Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 1 India worsted1 stranger worsted1 stranger Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 1 India anybody know whether the urdu alvida have anythin to do with the iconic hasta la vista by way of videre, to see? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: or not to see worsted1 #178783 08/16/2008 4:57 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh Probably not. Urdu alwidā 'farewell' is probably a combination of Urdu al (from the first sura of the Quran, al ḥamdu lillāhi 'praise be to God') "said previous to blowing upon a person's face in order to preserve him from evil influences", plus the common Hindi-Urdu word bidā or vidā 'farewell; permission to depart' which is probably related to Sanskrit bidala or vidala 'split (asunder), dividing, rending'. Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit 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 Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,422 Members9,211 Most Online17,319 Apr 8th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 23 A C Bowden 6 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,238 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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