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Re: [westasianconlangs] Month Etymologies



Katab Eamon Graham:

> Hi Everyone, below you'll find the months of the Ethiopian calendar and
the
> Afghan names of the months of the Persian solar calendar.  Can anyone help
> me figure out some etymologies?
>
> Amharic (begins in September; Egyptian based):

Need to search more.

> Afghan (begins at Nawruz; Jalali based?):

Very easy. That's Arabic Zodiac (soory if I make mistakes in English names,
you may guess them, I don't read horoscopes, esp. in English):

Hamal < Hamal - Aries
Sawr < thawr - Taurus
Jawza < jawzaa2 - Gemini
Saratan < saraTaan - Cancer
Asad < asad - Leo
Sonbolah < sunbulat - Virgo (lit. ear [of corn])
Meezan < miizaan - Libra
Aqrab < 3aqrab - Scorpio
Qaws < qaws - Saggitarius
Jaddi < jady - Capricorn
Dalwa < dalw - Aquarius (lit. pail)
Hoot < Huut - Pisces

Translit traditionally conventional (not CXS!)

> Cheers,
> Eamon

Hayro,
-- Yitzik