thrice subjunctive

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Postby Brazilian dude » Fri Jul 01, 2005 11:54 am

Also Aramaic עלם or Hebrew עולם means both eternity and world, though I haven't figured out why.
This reminds me of Russian мир (mir), peace and earth.

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Postby Flaminius » Fri Jul 01, 2005 12:01 pm

Ita est. et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis...

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Postby yurifink » Thu Jul 07, 2005 2:43 pm

BD SAYS
This reminds me of Russian мир (mir), peace and earth.
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МИР= 1)peace; 2)world; 3)community
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Postby Garzo » Thu Jul 07, 2005 3:38 pm

Perhaps this is not as odd as it seems. We tend to split apart our spacial and temporal referrences. However, if we consider the English word world, we see that it comes from were- (as in wolf) and old -- the age of man. The Hebrew `olam ha-ba' is the world to come, which reminds me of the Prayer of St Chrysostom, which is read at evening prayer in the church.
Almighty God, who hast given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplications unto thee; and dost promise, that when two or three are gathered together in thy Name thou wilt grant their requests: Fulfil now, O Lord, the desires and petitions of thy servants, as may be most expedient for them; granting us in this world knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to come life everlasting. Amen.
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Postby Brazilian dude » Thu Jul 07, 2005 7:36 pm

FLAM SAYS
Quote:

This reminds me of Russian мир (mir), peace and earth.
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I said that.

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Postby yurifink » Sun Jul 10, 2005 8:04 am

GARZO says
However, if we consider the English word world, we see that it comes from were- (as in wolf) and old -- the age of man
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Did you mean ...(as in werewolf)... ?
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Postby Garzo » Sun Jul 10, 2005 11:59 am

yupidid!
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