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Does anyone speak Arabic?
My newest PFS character is an IFrit Arcanist.
His name, i got from a site that translated english to arabic using latin letters.
Apologies in advance for butchering Arabic.
Here is his name.
Ma'aas al Gin Bin Naar,
I believe it means Scimitar of the Gin (Genies) son of Flames.
Is it nonsense? is the name potentially offensive?
How do you pronounce the words in the name? Ma'aas or Naar for example?
Thank you
I can attest to most of it as correct. The only word I don't recognize is the Maas for scimitar. Most Arabic speakers would likely just use 'seif' or 'sword'
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Agreed with Patrick on the sword part. Saif al-Jin bin Nar, or Sword of the Jinn, son of fire/flame.
Pronunciation would be pretty much Saif al-jean (like pants), bin Nar. And if you're interested, it would be written سيف الجين بن نار.
If you prefer, other words you could substitute for Nar are "niran," (neeran) which is flames, or "hariq," (hareeq) which is more like a massive fire like a forest fire.
Hope this helps!