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| − | * ''''' | + | * '''nabi:''' (''Arabic'') prophet → [[wabsanti]] → in the ''Qur'an'' Mohammed is the last of the twenty-five prophets of Islam |
* '''nadir:''' the lowest point; the point of the heavens diametrically opposite the zenith | * '''nadir:''' the lowest point; the point of the heavens diametrically opposite the zenith | ||
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* '''a nod to the nadir:''' in Greek mythology Zeus bowed his head as a sign that he intended to fulfil someone's prayers → ''Iliad'' 1.524 ff: "I will bow my head – and the immortals recognize no surer pledge from me than that. When I promise with a nod, there can be no deceit, no turning back, no missing of the mark." | * '''a nod to the nadir:''' in Greek mythology Zeus bowed his head as a sign that he intended to fulfil someone's prayers → ''Iliad'' 1.524 ff: "I will bow my head – and the immortals recognize no surer pledge from me than that. When I promise with a nod, there can be no deceit, no turning back, no missing of the mark." | ||
| − | * ''''' | + | * '''nabih:''' (''Arabic'') noble, excellent |
* '''neighbour''' | * '''neighbour''' | ||
* '''beer''' | * '''beer''' | ||
Revision as of 10:45, 30 November 2006
- nabi: (Arabic) prophet → wabsanti → in the Qur'an Mohammed is the last of the twenty-five prophets of Islam
- nadir: the lowest point; the point of the heavens diametrically opposite the zenith
- a nod to the nadir: in Greek mythology Zeus bowed his head as a sign that he intended to fulfil someone's prayers → Iliad 1.524 ff: "I will bow my head – and the immortals recognize no surer pledge from me than that. When I promise with a nod, there can be no deceit, no turning back, no missing of the mark."
- nabih: (Arabic) noble, excellent
- neighbour
- beer
