Translation Help For a Catrouche(Arabic) on a Qama/Kindjal

[Dom]

Originally Posted by CharlesS

I am most curious if the text is strictly Arabic, making the piece most likely Ottoman, or if it is Arabic text in the Farsi language, making it more likely of Persian origin.

Hi Charles
congratulations, very nice "qama", to answer to your expectations with certitudes
the help of our friends, will be a must
- anyway, a matter seems to be clear, the mention it's not done in Arabic language, but with Arabic alphabet
- one word, according with the Arabic translator, it's Ottoman; "sarebo"

the translation proposed it's unfortunately uncomplete, but here we are

SAREBO AHMED WA ALI (YAL ??) MOHAMED either OWNER AHMED AND (?) ALI (YAL ???) MOHAMED

several remarks
- strange to have the word "WA" either "AND", that show 2 owners ?
only the specialist for ottoman era, could have the solution
- as well as, for the other signs, not translated

anyway you have an idea of the mentions in the cartouche

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Dom
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