Syrian Dagger for Arabic translation please!

Dom · 5th November 2011, 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by spiral

Heres a Syrian dagger I picked up a few weeks back, I think its the Magadali Shams type, interestingly {for me anyway!} it is made from an old file blade.

I know the script on these has often degenerated so far to be unreadable, but a fellow forimite has suggested that the script on this might be translatable?

Hi spiral
I may confirm you about the origin of your dagger, it's a "Majdal Shams' Druze jambiya"
your fellow's suggestion, it's too much optimistic ...

I've 2, and never been able to get a translation,
even if my wife is completly fluent in Arabic (mother tongue)
may be Druze language wrote with Arabic alphabet, it's a suggestion
I'm sorry for you

any way your "Majdal or Magdali Shams" is very nice, congratulations

à +

Dom

spiral · 5th November 2011, 10:21 AM

Thank You for trying & your comments Dom!

Druze language would certanly make sense,

All the best,

Spiral

Atlantia · 5th November 2011, 03:49 PM

Sorry Jonathan,

It's still much les 'debased' than the script oftem is. Don't give up hope!
Look at mine, barely more than a series of squiggles:

spiral · 6th November 2011, 03:31 PM

Cheers Gene, Perhaps oneday we will find some who speaks Druze if were lucky!

J

AJ1356 · 6th November 2011, 04:03 PM

Translation for this is , No man like Ali, no sword like zulfiqaar.

spiral · 7th November 2011, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by AJ1356

Translation for this is , No man like Ali, no sword like zulfiqaar.

Thank you so much! That particular mystery solved!

Interesting its such a classic Islamic statement.

Can I ask which side of the blade says what?

Thanks Again,

Spiral

AJ1356 · 7th November 2011, 05:35 PM

The first close up picture, in the same side after Zulfeqar, it say more but I could only make ... "this sword" ... sorry could not be of more help, my Arabic is limited at best.

5th November 2011, 03:49 PM	#3
Atlantia Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Sharp end Posts: 2,928	Sorry Jonathan, It's still much les 'debased' than the script oftem is. Don't give up hope! Look at mine, barely more than a series of squiggles: Attached Images

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spiral Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,712	Thank You for trying & your comments Dom! Druze language would certanly make sense, All the best, Spiral

6th November 2011, 03:31 PM	#4
spiral Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,712	Cheers Gene, Perhaps oneday we will find some who speaks Druze if were lucky! J

6th November 2011, 04:03 PM	#5
AJ1356 Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Nashville Posts: 317	Translation for this is , No man like Ali, no sword like zulfiqaar.

7th November 2011, 05:35 PM	#7
AJ1356 Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Nashville Posts: 317	The first close up picture, in the same side after Zulfeqar, it say more but I could only make ... "this sword" ... sorry could not be of more help, my Arabic is limited at best.