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− | * '''In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate:''' all but one of the 114 Suras of the [[Koran]] begin with this formula, known from its opening word as the ''Bismillah'' | + | * '''In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate:''' all but one of the 114 Suras of the [[Koran]] begin with this formula, known from its opening word as the [[Bussmullah|''Bismillah'']] |
* '''ana:''' (''Turkish'') mother | * '''ana:''' (''Turkish'') mother | ||
− | * '''mazi:''' (''Turkish'') olden times | + | * '''mazi:''' (''Turkish'') olden times; the past tense |
* '''Anna Livia Plurabelle:''' [[ALP]] | * '''Anna Livia Plurabelle:''' [[ALP]] | ||
* '''almighty''' | * '''almighty''' | ||
+ | |||
+ | *'''amazing''' | ||
* '''maize''' → ''Allmaziful'' contains an allusion to the Maize Mother or Corn Mother | * '''maize''' → ''Allmaziful'' contains an allusion to the Maize Mother or Corn Mother | ||
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* '''An:''' (''Sumerian'') heaven | * '''An:''' (''Sumerian'') heaven | ||
+ | * '''wonderful''' | ||
+ | [[Category: Cereals]] | ||
[[Category:Turkish phrases]] | [[Category:Turkish phrases]] | ||
− | + | [[Category: ALP]] | |
− | + | [[Category:Islam]] | |
==Commentary== | ==Commentary== | ||
* Robert Graves, ''The White Goddess'': "James Joyce playfully celebrates Anna's universality in his Anna Livia Plurabelle. And indeed if one needs a single, simple, inclusive name for the Great Goddess, Anna is the best choice." | * Robert Graves, ''The White Goddess'': "James Joyce playfully celebrates Anna's universality in his Anna Livia Plurabelle. And indeed if one needs a single, simple, inclusive name for the Great Goddess, Anna is the best choice." |
Latest revision as of 03:56, 12 April 2020
- In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate: all but one of the 114 Suras of the Koran begin with this formula, known from its opening word as the Bismillah
- ana: (Turkish) mother
- mazi: (Turkish) olden times; the past tense
- Anna Livia Plurabelle: ALP
- almighty
- amazing
- maize → Allmaziful contains an allusion to the Maize Mother or Corn Mother
- Anna Perenna: an old Roman deity of the circle or "ring" of the year, as the name (per annum) clearly indicates
- Ana: in Irish mythology there is a Danaan goddess Ana or Anan
- An: (Sumerian) heaven
- wonderful
Commentary
- Robert Graves, The White Goddess: "James Joyce playfully celebrates Anna's universality in his Anna Livia Plurabelle. And indeed if one needs a single, simple, inclusive name for the Great Goddess, Anna is the best choice."