Re: periods of the day
| From: | Roger Mills <romilly@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, May 30, 2003, 5:19 |
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Steg Belsky wrote:
> And AFMCl...
> Rokbeigalmki has:
>
> (^)charzat(^semoz) = (sun)rise < 'charzad' shine
> rouwit = early morning (first quarter of the day) < 'rouwi' brilliance
> ghalut = late morning (second quarter) < 'ghalub' rise
> wu.hot = noon < 'wu.ho' heat
> jalat = early afternoon (third quarter) < 'jalag' descend
> wadiht = late afternoon (fourth quarter) < 'wad' flow
> (^)raflet(^semoz) = (sun)set < 'raflep' darken
> vih~t = nightfall (when the stars come out) < 'viht' appear
> rougant = midnight < 'rouwi' + 'gan' shine
> argat = dawn < 'arag' return
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> Seflat (night) is also known by the fancier name "urt", which comes from
> the word "ur" 'flame', since at night you need fire to see.
>
Some really nice terms there (I esp. like 'argat'), and very similar to
terms encountered in lots of traditional cultures. Indonesian uses a mix of
native and Arabic terms (based I think on the calls to prayer in some
cases)-- fajar 'dawn', pagi 'morning', siang ('bright') roughly 11-1-ish
[then siesta time till about 4-- there must be a word for it, but I never
heard it], then soré (< Skt. surya sun) 4ish till sunset, everyone's
favorite time of day; isya [iSa] just after dark, malam 'night' and jauh
malam (far...) late night.