adarola
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Post by adarola on May 18, 2022 4:07:23 GMT -5
Hi everyone I hope this is the right place to ask: I would like to tattoo my daughter's name ASIA, as it can mean "sunrise" or "east in" Akkadian: aṣu or waṣu. Is this the right way to write it? ![]()  Thanx a lot Adar |
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Post by lahtandim2 on May 18, 2022 15:06:33 GMT -5
With the etymology of Asia being uncertain, would you prefer a phonetic rendition of how you pronounce her name, or would you still like the Akkadian verb aşû, which if I remember correctly has the more general meaning of "to leave, to go out".
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adarola
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Post by adarola on May 23, 2022 0:34:57 GMT -5
So i prefer a phonetic rendition of how you pronounce her name
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Post by lahtandim2 on May 23, 2022 12:25:34 GMT -5
So I've heard two different pronunciations of Asia, the first I would render with the signs a-si-a, and the second I would render with the signs e-shi-a.
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adarola
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Post by adarola on May 24, 2022 4:28:08 GMT -5
Do you know if a-si-a looks as the attachment?  |
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Post by lahtandim2 on May 24, 2022 14:59:36 GMT -5
The script you are using is 1st millennium, which Im not too experienced with, but it looks nothing like it to me so Im guessing no. Here are the signs in 3rd millennium script though:  |
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adarola
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Post by adarola on May 25, 2022 1:08:34 GMT -5
Thanx a lot
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Post by sheshki on May 27, 2022 10:49:36 GMT -5
There are a few more ways to write ASIA  |  | | AS | IA |
and there are 5 more signs that can be read as AS, and around 8 more signs that can be read as IA |
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adarola
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Post by adarola on Jun 1, 2022 1:09:56 GMT -5
WOW i didn't realize this. Does the option i gave above is one of them?
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