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mathilda
mathilda

i get that "mam jalal" refers to jalal talabani. what is "mam"? a sort of title? a part of his first name?

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sashac
sashac

According to one website it means uncle. It's apparently used as a sign of respect.

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mathilda
mathilda

arabic, is it? not kurdish i mean?

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vinnyd
vinnyd

It's not the Arabic for uncle. That's 3amm (3=ayin, short a) father's brother and khAl (long a), mother's brother.

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sashac
sashac

Oh, a google website is wrong once again - what a shocker! It is an honorific though, right?

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vinnyd
vinnyd

I'm not saying it doesn't mean uncle, sashac, just that it doesn't mean uncle in Arabic. It could be Kurdish or Persian.

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vinnyd
vinnyd

Welcome to the Facebook page of Mam Jalal Talabani

It doesn't say anything about the meaning, but it came up in my googling and I thought it was interesting that it existed.

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sashac
sashac

Ah! Sorry VinnyD - I read more into it then was there. I saw the Facebook page also - definitely interesting.

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mathilda
mathilda

i found out now that it means "uncle" in kurdish; so i don't think he made the facebook page himself.

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