Kfarsghab Etymology |
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As far as structure is concerned Lebanese place-names are structurally of two kinds: i) simplex (usually a noun), ii) Ncst + NP (the first Noun in the construct state and the NP can be a place-name, a personal name or a noun). As far as languages are concerned I expect to find the following:
KFAR | SGHAB | |
Semitic Roots, ENTRY: kpr DEFINITION: Common Semitic noun *kapar-, village. 1. Capernaum, from Hebrew kpar naûm, village of Nahum, from kpar, bound form of kpr, village (naûm, Nahum; see nm). 2. giaour, kaffir, Kaffir, from Arabic kfir, unbeliever, infidel (“villager”), from kafr, village, from Aramaic kapr, village. |
Semitic Roots, ENTRY: 7682 sagab saw-gab' DEFINITION: a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) lofty, especially inaccessible; by implication, safe, strong; used literally and figuratively --defend, exalt, be excellent, (be, set on) high, lofty, be safe, set up (on high), be too strong. Semitic Roots, ENTRY: 7687 Sguwb seg-oob' DEFINITION: aloft; Segub, the name of two Israelites:--Segub | |
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.2000 | Strong's Hebrew/Greek Dictionary |
MORH |
Semitic Roots, ENTRY: mrh In Arabic, Morh is the singular form of Mrah. Following is what Wild says about Mrah: Mrah ... is almost exclusively in Lebanon a spreaded place name appellation. It signifies " stable, hurdle, resting place (for livestock) ", besides also building in which the silk caterpillar is pulled... The compositions are mostly purely Arabic : person names |
cited by Elie Wardini in A Glimpse of Yesterday |