Re: an arabic name stuck in my craw

2005-03-09 Thread Stanley Nachamie
Robert Talbott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i have a book here, tseakah ha-asurah by one lily > sayegh [the romanized form of her name]. > > what is the likely romanization of her name per the > hebrew spelling? it is spelt samekh-alef-yud-gimel, > and is nikud free. Maybe I'm missing something,

Re: an arabic name stuck in my craw

2005-03-09 Thread David Hirsch
i would go with Sayeg. --On Wednesday, March 09, 2005 3:30 PM -0800 Robert Talbott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: folks: i have a book here, tseakah ha-asurah by one lily sayegh [the romanized form of her name]. this is her first book, so she is not the same person as lily sayegh 1909-. my question

an arabic name stuck in my craw

2005-03-09 Thread Robert Talbott
folks: i have a book here, tseakah ha-asurah by one lily sayegh [the romanized form of her name]. this is her first book, so she is not the same person as lily sayegh 1909-. my question: what is the likely romanization of her name per the hebrew spelling? it is spelt samekh-alef-yud-gimel, an