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paradise. Base words? - distazo - 03-14-2009
Hi,
Who can tell me the Aramaic root words for paradise? I know it means 'park' or 'garden' but probably, there is/are (a) literal root word(s)?
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ps: I'm writing an article in Dutch, about the Aramaic primacy, based on the Greek texts, that have Aramaic loanwords and transliterations
Thanks!
Re: paradise. Base words? - Paul Younan - 03-14-2009
distazo Wrote:Hi,
Who can tell me the Aramaic root words for paradise? I know it means 'park' or 'garden' but probably, there is/are (a) literal root word(s)?
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ps: I'm writing an article in Dutch, about the Aramaic primacy, based on the Greek texts, that have Aramaic loanwords and transliterations
Thanks!
Hi Distazo,
The word for "Paradise" is ultimately Sanskrit/Persian in origin. In Semitic languages like Hebrew/Aramaic, the native word is "Gan/Gantha" for "garden", as in the garden of Eden.