[HN Gopher] Translating Piracy: On the origin of the Arabic word...
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       Translating Piracy: On the origin of the Arabic words
       qursan/qarsanah
        
       Author : Caiero
       Score  : 32 points
       Date   : 2022-09-18 05:28 UTC (17 hours ago)
        
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       | ahmedfromtunis wrote:
       | Very interesting. Qursan seems one of those old words that
       | existed forever, especially that it described a phenomenon mainly
       | associated with the past.
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       | Also of major importance is the fact that the word originated in
       | North Africa. Middle easterners tend to treat Northern Africans
       | as mere users of the Arabic language who are forbidden from
       | contributing to it. This is a reminder that this can't
       | realistically be accurate.
       | 
       | Also, I think qursan has a four-letter root (rare but not
       | uncommon): q-r-s-n.
        
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