Arabic fish names gathered at the fish market in Hurghada (al-Ġardaqah) May 2011

TY - JOUR

T1 - Arabic fish names gathered at the fish market in Hurghada (al-Ġardaqah) May 2011

AU - Provencal, Philippe

AU - Skaarup, Birgit

PY - 2016/3/1

Y1 - 2016/3/1

N2 - This article lists the Arabic names of fish and a few other marine animals, which were gathered by interviewing different people working at the fish market in Hurghada, Egypt in may 2011. The article is intended as a lexical study on the names presently used for these animals on the Red Sea coast of Egypt. This name material has been compared with other name materials for marine life in local vernacular Arabic dialects from the Red Sea region, and to a lesser extent with Classical Arabic material. Where possible, the etymology of the names, whether certain or hypothetical, has been provided.

AB - This article lists the Arabic names of fish and a few other marine animals, which were gathered by interviewing different people working at the fish market in Hurghada, Egypt in may 2011. The article is intended as a lexical study on the names presently used for these animals on the Red Sea coast of Egypt. This name material has been compared with other name materials for marine life in local vernacular Arabic dialects from the Red Sea region, and to a lesser extent with Classical Arabic material. Where possible, the etymology of the names, whether certain or hypothetical, has been provided.

U2 - 10.1093/jss/fgv038

DO - 10.1093/jss/fgv038

M3 - Journal article

SN - 0022-4480

VL - 61

SP - 231

EP - 246

JO - Journal of Semitic Studies

JF - Journal of Semitic Studies

IS - 1

ER -