Jambiya Tranlation Please ?

[Jens Nordlunde]

Why do you think it is Arab? Why not an Indian dialect??

[Michael Blalock]

I too considered that it may be a non arab name but the word amal is definately arabic and this is how Omani and Yemeni jambiyas are usually signed. I'm more inclinded to think I am misreading a letter.

[olikara]

Originally Posted by Jens Nordlunde

Why do you think it is Arab? Why not an Indian dialect??

I think you are right here, Jens.

The same Arabic characters are used in Urdu as well and 'jaan' is a common addendum to muslim names in South India. For eg. Mirjan, Sabjan, etc. 'Jaan' means 'life/heart/love...'

I would not be surprised if the Jambiya was made for someone in Hyderabad state as this was a choice side arm in those days there. Hyderabad was teeming with Arabs and Sudanese right till the '50s.

Nidhi

[SwordZ]

Originally Posted by olikara

I think you are right here, Jens.

The same Arabic characters are used in Urdu as well and 'jaan' is a common addendum to muslim names in South India. For eg. Mirjan, Sabjan, etc. 'Jaan' means 'life/heart/love...'

I would not be surprised if the Jambiya was made for someone in Hyderabad state as this was a choice side arm in those days there. Hyderabad was teeming with Arabs and Sudanese right till the '50s.

Nidhi

Thanks,

So how does it read on Urdu ?

Rgds
Jhony

[olikara]

Originally Posted by SwordZ

Thanks,

So how does it read on Urdu ?

Rgds
Jhony

Jhony,

It reads the same as it does in Arabic. Only that no Urdu speaker will understand it as only the script is common.

Nidhi