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== First Islamic century Greek transcriptions == | == First Islamic century Greek transcriptions == | ||
[[File:Muawiyah Arabic In Greek.jpg|thumb|A Greek inscription containing an Arabic line written in Greek letters which reveals that final short vowels weren’t used: ABDALLA MAAUIA AMIRAALMUMENEN (The servant of Allah Muʕāwiyah the commander of the faithful)]] | |||
These texts are mainly official documents belonging to the Umayyad caliphate which was founded by Muʕāwiyah, a companion of Muhammad. Although the Greek texts in these documents contain short Arabic phrases (mainly names and titles), they reveal that the documented dialect has the following features: | These texts are mainly official documents belonging to the Umayyad caliphate which was founded by Muʕāwiyah, a companion of Muhammad. Although the Greek texts in these documents contain short Arabic phrases (mainly names and titles), they reveal that the documented dialect has the following features: | ||
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Classical Arabic: Banī saʕdin ibni mālik | Classical Arabic: Banī saʕdin ibni mālik | ||
You can view the document [https://www.islamic-awareness.org/history/islam/papyri/jerus.html here]. | You can view the document [https://www.islamic-awareness.org/history/islam/papyri/jerus.html here]. | ||
== The Damascus Psalm Fragment == | == The Damascus Psalm Fragment == |