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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture In a message dated 10/3/2003 21:07:50, [log in to unmask] writes: << A friend has a question which may be a bit outside of the usual scope of the list, but does anyone know how Damascus would be said/written in Aramaic? Any ideas where to look? I've tried google, etc., with no luck. >> Da(r)msuq, I would imagine - the consonantal text is Dmsq, with the intrusive r in later forms and in Arabic; what variants there are in the vocalization I don't know. Help me out someone; I'm not a Semitist, though I can use a dictionary. Graham Gould ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html