Re: [romanceconlang] Usted Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2003 19:03:11 +0300

From: Isaac Penzev (isaacp@ukr.net)
Date: Mon Jun 09 2003 - 11:44:27 EST


Steg wrát:

> When i learned it as the Arabic word for "professor", it was |'ustaadh|.

It is. "Professor", "master", "specialist".
ObConlang: it is this word, that is used in Rumiya as a polite form of address
to a male, in spite of its resemblance to Spanish _usted_. Written as in Arabic:
_;usta;D_.

> attempting Arabic:
> ?????

Failure.

~~~~~~Yitzik~~~~~~



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