That's so cool!!
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That's so cool!!
Very interesting! The exact same verb exists in Emirati/Qatari Arabic to mean close/shutdown ... however, I'm not sure about the etymology of the root in this case.
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I've had it once. It's not as bad as I thought it would be.
The first thing that comes to mind is دربكة /darabukka/ .. it is technically a small drum 🥁
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Sounds very interesting! I'd like to read more about it at some point.
Before seeing you reconstruction, I just assumed it was the diminutive form of /da:n/ and the got feminized. Of course this is assuming that /dawe:ntī/ is 'my ear' singular.
Like how in some dialects you get /3e:nte:n/ "two eyes".
Also, you have عوينات in Lebanese Arabic meaning glasses.
It makes sense, because /qulla/ is also found in Classical Arabic in many contexts. Ibn Manzour in Lisan Al-Arab says it could be anything from a large pot to a small cup: tafsir.app/lisan/%D9%82...
In Sudanese Arabic, it is gulla. Is it the same reanalysis? /ʔ/ -> /q/ -> /g/. In Sudanese Arabic /q/ is either /g/ or /k/ (new MSA words with /q/ has a different sound)
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Would it kill if there is just *one* social event at our conferences with no alcohol? News flash: you don't need alcohol to talk to people ... Those events are either alienating or extremely uncomfortable for a good number of participants.
Respectfully, the *no alcohol* table solution ain't it.