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Re: OT: Is Amrita an Indian name?

From:Benct Philip Jonsson <bpj@...>
Date:Wednesday, January 4, 2006, 17:43
Andreas Johansson skrev:
> A dream of mine last night involved an Indian girl called "Amrita". I can't seem > to recall having heard the name IRL, but it does sound pretty Indic to me, so I > thought I'd ask whether it's an actual name I've snatched up unconsciously > somewhere, or it's just my brain indulging in some freelance conlanging. > > Andreas > >
No, amṛtā (feminine of amṛtaḥ means "immortal" in Sanskrit. It seems a goddess has visited your dreams! -- /BP 8^)> -- Benct Philip Jonsson -- melroch at melroch dot se Solitudinem faciunt pacem appellant! (Tacitus)

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