MaterialCulture-MamelukeSword

Hello,

First of all: what is a mameluke, mamluq, mamluke, mameluk, mameluke, mamaluke, marmeluke or memlük?


It is an Arabic word for "non-muslim slave soldiers".
These were the men who were at the beginning slaves or whose ancestors were slaves. They built the combatting military caste in many regions of this world and they became even the highest ruler of these regions (Egypt, India, Iraq and Acre). There are many Kipchak Turks among the Rulers of The Mamelukes in the history. Not only Turks but also Circassian and Balkan folks were Mamalukes, too.

They fought against Crusaders/Christians, Ottoman Turks, Mongols, Arabs and Portugese, against Napoleon, too (later he had himself a Mameluke as Bodyguard called Rüstem Riza).

Portrait of Roustam Raza, the mamluck of Napoleon

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But now to our theme:

What is a Mameluke Sword?

Wiki says: "A Mameluke sword /ˈmæməluːk/ is a cross-hilted, curved, scimitar-like sword historically derived from sabres used by Mamluk warriors of Mamluk Egypt after whom the sword is named. It is related to the swords of the Seljuq empire".

Mamuluke sword is a Turkish origined sword that was adopted by several Western militaries such as French Army, British Heavy Cavalry and U.S. Marines.



Uzunbacak Adem


Now you can look at pics with many beautiful Mameluke Swords:

Commodore William Smith at Acre -with his Mameluke Sword

Napoleon with his Mameluke Sword

British Field Marshal Sir Henry Evelyn Wood, circa 1900

Ottoman Sabres-Osmanli Kiliclari

Today's U.S. Marine Corps officers' Mameluke sword closely resembles those first worn in 1826.

Pics: Wikipedia

ΑΣΥΡΛ-WhatCouldItMean?

Twitter!

A place you can see everyday a surprise or a brand-new subject that is interesting for you.

I saw today this pic under:

https://twitter.com/maximaxoo/status/1226056881959047168

A pegasus and 5 letters on a ring. 

ΑΣΥΡΛ

The threadowner doesn't know what these "letters" mean and he wrote that he himself is looking for a hint.

I have made a proposal that we maybe read this like it is being written:

My fundamental idea: These were maybe Scythian words/letters. And Scythian was no Indoeuropean language. It could be a Asian/Turkish language.

Now to our script on the ring:

Α

ΣΥΡ

Λ

I must not force my imagination to recognize the middle 3 letters:

ΣΥΡ: SÜR-

Sür- is an ancient Turkish verb that is meaning to ride, to drive, to chase away.

Sürü is a noun derived from that verb meaning simply flock.

ΣΥΡ could be both.

Now it is last letter's turn:

Λ => It is a Greek 'L'.

And the first one ist the hardest one to figure out.

A => Kazim Mirsan would say, it is an AT. 

A very old Turkish "Thamga", a letter like a syllable, meaning simply 'horse'.

After these inputs we can try an assumption or two:

It could mean:

* A(t) SÜR(ü) L(e) = This horse is here to be ridden.

or

* A(t) SÜR(ü) (i)L: The land of the horse flocks.

I don't think it is a person whose name stand on this ring. The Greek equip the MEN with an "S" at the end.

An other relation to Middle Asia:

PEGASUS is very similar to TULPAR. What is Tulpar?

TULPAR is a winged horse, just like Pegasus. What is older? We can't say it. We can only say: They are the same.

Look at the pics below:

The coat of arms of Kazakhstan

Winged horse on the flag of Argayashsky District, an area with a predominant Bashkir population.

Tulpar, caballo alado de Asia Central, en el emblema de Mongolia

Uzunbacak Adem

hannahanna-hahhah-anna-ana-anne-anneanne

A Sunday subject!

Anadolu is really full with ANAs. Anadolu gercekten ana dolu.

I saw by the word "ANA", meaning MOTHER in Turkish, in Ismet Zeki Eyuboglu's book "An etymological dictionary of the Turkish Language" that the root is -most probably- an Anatolian root.
In Hittite Language I have found many words with this syllable -an.
An- has to do with birth and creation.

I have used the link below to find more of the root -AN- and related issues:

http://www.assyrianlanguages.org/hittite/en_lexique_hittite.htm#a

Then I had the idea to look at the name of the female deities of the regions of Eurasia, Mesopotamia and Central Asia and the adjacent regions.

There are many Goddesses who have any kind of

an- (or) -na
en- (or) -ne
in- (or) -ni

in their names. Look at the excel sheet below.
(This list makes no claim to be exhaustive and I am not an expert!).

*ALBANIAN*	*CELTIC* (further)	*GERMANIC*	*HITTITE*	*ROMAN*
Prenne	Anu	Fimmilena	Eštan/Arinna	Abeona
	Banba	Hludana	Hannahanna	Agenoria
ARABIAN	Boann	Nerthus	Hatepuna	Angerona
Manaf	Rhiannon	Sunna	Inara	Anna Perenna
Manat		Tamfana	Hutena( 3 Godesses)	Annona
Na’ila	*EGYPTIAN*	Baduhenna		Bellona
	Amunet	Nehalennia	*IRANIAN*	Bubona
*ARMENIAN*	Anatt	Gna	Anahita	Camenea
Anahit	Anupett	Idyn	Daena(1 of the yazatas)	Fauna
Nane	Anaka	Nanna	Nana	Feronia
Nar	Meshkenet	Ran	Satana	Fortuna
Arubani (Urartian)	Neith	Sigyn		Furina
	Renenutet	Syn	*MESOPOTAMIA*	Juturna
*CELTIC*	Teneneth		Anunitu	Laverna
Ancasta	Wenet	*GREEK*	Ashnan (Ezina)	Levana
Andraste		Anaideia	Sarpanit	Libitina
Brigantia	*ETRUSCAN*	Ananke	Hegir-Nuna	Luna
Britannia	Albina	Angelia	Inanna	Mana (Geneta Mana)
Coventina	Alpanu	Antheia	Manungal	Mania
Epona	Calaina	Athena/Athana	Nanaya	Mellona
Senuna	Feronia	Despoina	Nammu	Orbona
Nabia	Losna	Enodia	Nanshe	Pellonia
Acionna	Mania	Eurynome	Ninmena	Pomona
Ancamna	Minerva	Hegemone	Ninsianna	Rumina
Andarta	Thalna	Heimarmene	*very few Goddesses with NIN *	Semonia
Annea Clivana	Thesan	Mene	Suzianna	Vallonia
Arduinna	Turan	Mnemosyne		Venus
Belenus	Uni	Nemesis	*FINNISH*
Damona	Vesuna	Nyx	Ilmaneitsi	*VAINAKH*
Dea Matrona		Panacea	Maan-Emo	Dartsa-Naana
Divona	*GEORGIAN*	Pepromene	Tuonetar	Mokh-Naana
Ianuaria	Ainina	Urania	Manna	Satanaya
Icauna	Danana		Rana Niejta
Icavellauna		*TURKISH*
Inciona	*SLAVIC*	Ak Ana	*HUNGARIAN*	*SUMERIAN*
Naria	Devana	Gun Ana	Istenanya	Anu
Nemetona	Marzanna	Od Ana	Hajnal Anjacska	Damgalnuna
Ritona	Vesna	Su Ana	Nap Anya	Inanna
Sequana	Veliona	Umay Ana	Szelanja
Sirona	Perperuna	Etugen Eke	Tüz Anya
Souconna	Ognyena		Viz Anya	*OTHERS*
	Ozwiena			Annapurna
				Annapatni

(Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_goddesses)

The very interesting one for me and for many Turks is

Hittite goddess HANNAHANNA

SHE is the MOTHER of all Hittite Gods. She ist the "Grandmother".
Grandmother : HANNAHANNA = ANNEANNE. A very fascinating similarity.

And a joke from Germany:

Alle türkischen Mütter heißen Anne = All Turkish Mothers have the name Anne.

German female name = Anne = Turkish word for "Mutter"

Have a nice Sunday!

Uzunbacak Adem

31-words-with-uncertain-etymology

Huhu!

here you can see 31 words I have found by

www.etymonline.com 

In many cases I have read by

www.etymonline.com

"a word with uncertain etymology" 

and in a few "perhaps...".

I took my time and sought for a solution. Maybe I have success for many or a few. 

Here you can check my proposals out: 

English	Meaning	Turkish	Meaning	Other info
pash	head	baş (ş=sh)	head
teg	sheep in its 2. year	teke	male goat/male sheep	versions in Turkish: tegge, taga
tunic	a dress	ton	a dress	old version: tong
lackey	running footman	ulak	running footman	ulağ
shun (old version scunian)	to avoid	sakın-	to avoid
German gäu/gau	village, big village	köy	village	Ancient Turkish: üy: house, acc. to Kazim Mirsan Öküy: many houses. Greek oi = üy?
imbecile	weak, feeble	besili	having food	besle- = to feed
WAUL of „caterwaul“	cry of a cat	ağla- (read it like aahlo)	to cry	Old version : yığla-
tutor	guardian	tut- verb tutar noun	tut- to arrest	tut- to grab, to take…
oak	tree	ağaç	tree	Old English ac "oak tree"
hatch	opening, grated gate, half-door	aç-	to open,	açar: key
kex	dry, hollow plant stem	kök	root	kök: fundament
gewgaw	contemptour reduplication	gev-	to chew	kevek: hay, straw.
odo-meter	odo- a way, path; with uncertain etymology	adım	step	at- : to throw (Ancient Turkish)
carapace	upper shell of a turtle	Kurbağa	frog	kur: ridge, baka: frog. Kaplu-baka: tortoise
burgeon	blossom, sprout	bur-,  burcu: nice odour	to smell	burgeon: from Latin burra: flock of wool. Turkish: bur- (ver) to twist wool
chop (verb)	to cut with a quick blow	kop-	to leave the mass, to move	French coper: to cut, cut off <= Turkish kopar: to disconnect, part
ridge, Old English hrycg	the back of man	arka, kuru (look at carapace)	the back of man	German Rücken= Arka?
lie (verb)	speak falsely	yalan	speak falsely	old versions: liagan, legan, German lügen have a similarity with the Ancient Turkish word yalgan meaning to lie.
acacia	a type of tree	ağaç	tree	Ancient Turkish version: yığaç. oak, too?
worth	valuable	ağır, değer	valuable	Ancient Turkish teg-: to be equal. (Tegir the old version of  değer)
earl	noble man, warrior	er	man, warrior	erilaz, jarlar are all similar to er/erler (erler: plural of er)
kid	young of a goat	keçi	goat	Ancient Version: eçkü. Old German kizzi is similar o kiyiz, goat in Bashkirtish, Krimtatarish, etc.
jacket	short garment for men	yaka, caka, caga, jağa	collar
dig (verb)	to make a ditch	dik-	to plant, to fasten	Proto Germanic dik-, to stick, fix
oat	gras	ot	gras	Turkish versions are available like oot
hit (verb)	to strike	it-	to strike, to hit	Proto Germanic hitjan
order	body of persons living under a religious discipline	ordu	the army	German Ordnung, Orden
God	deity	kut	plentifulness, happiness,	Proto Germanic guthan, PIE ghut: that which is invoked
cunt	female intercrural foramen	kın (Read it like counn)	scabbard	Latin cuneus and cunnus have uncertain origin, too.
cluck	cry of a hen	çulluk	woodcock

And now the last sentence: 

By many of these words the Turkish words could have shaped or manipulated the Indoeuropean/Old German words through a very long neighborhood. 

Uzunbacak Adem 

P.S.: I sent a mail with my link to etymonline@protonmail.com