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Dec 13, 2020 • 5 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
In addition to her brilliant scholarship on Chinese Islam, Sachiko Murata (b. 1943) has led a fascinating life. A thread with autobiographical excerpts from her book The Tao of Islam. (1/5) Image
Murata began her education studying family law in Japan, then went on to complete a PhD in Persian literature at the University of Tehran, and nearly completed a second one in Islamic jursiprudence (fiqh) before the revolution broke out and she came to the US. (2/5)
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Āsh (rhymes with 'posh') is a kind of thick soup which is a staple of Iranian cuisine. Below are some Persian expressions about āsh 👇 Image
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My translation of Mohammad-Taqi Bahār's introduction to his Sabkshenāsi (Stylistics, 1942) is out now in the Journal of Persianate Studies.

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If your new year's resolution was to learn a language, here's how to do it. 🧵
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In India "hotel" often refers to a restaurant. This is not an innovation; it's actually preserved an older sense of the word. A thread 🧵on the #etymology of "hotel" in South Asia. 1/
English hotel is from French hôtel, from Middle French hostel. The Middle French word is also the source of English hostel. In French, the circumflex (eg. ô) usually marks the historic presence of a consonant like s. Another example is forêt, which was forest in Middle French. 2/
The French is from medieval Latin hospitāle "guesthouse" (think "hospitality"). All of these words—hotel, hostel, hospital—originally referred to inns or shelters for travelers to stay and rest. 3/
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This extremely cool video features rappers from all 31 provinces of Iran, with many regional dialects and languages represented. A thread on the video and on the politics of language in Iran. 1/
First, the video itself: 39 rappers in total, took 2 years to make. The clip I posted features Azerbaijani, Balochi, Mazandarani, & Persian, but there are so many more in the full video. Watch it here (there are Persian & English subtitles available): 2/
Most rap in their native languages, dressed in both traditional regional clothing and contemporary streetwear. The music uses local instruments for each rapper, while the background images showcase the geography and architecture of their respective regions. 3/
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In many languages the queen chess piece is called by a word derived from the Persian farzān/farzīn (source of Arabic فرزان firzān, Russian ферзь ferz', Mongolian ᠪᠡᠷᠰᠡ berse, Uzbek farzin, even Middle English fers !) A thread on the #etymology of this interesting word. 1/9
This word appears as frazēn in Middle Persian sources on chess. The piece wasn't exactly the same as today's queen, but a precursor from an earlier form of chess. It could only move one square diagonally. There is disagreement as to what "frazēn" originally meant. 2/
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