Curious About How Ancient Languages Sounds Like?
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The Arabic in Quran sounds very very different from how it sounds by those who speak it today. It does not help that the 7th-8th century interpreters had no clue how it was to be properly pronounced. It does not sound as eloquent as it is supposed to.
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Amenuel -
The Arabic in Quran sounds very very different from how it sounds by those who speak it today. It does not help that the 7th-8th century interpreters had no clue how it was to be properly pronounced. It does not sound as eloquent as it is supposed to.
Of course and it's a natural process.. language is evolving too over time..
Glad to find the unmistakable and distinctive "kh" sound exist in all ancient semitic language..
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It exists in old Persian too, i.e. .
The "natural" evolution has rendered it an ugly sounding language though. Its real pronunciation via the letter sounds is much more beautiful. It should not have any evolution of the pronunciation as it has its distinct sound based on the names of the letters.
I have heard someone speak an ancient form of Semitic origin which sounds very beautiful and not so crude as the modern one because the one pronouncing did make the real sounds as according to phonology.
Just as Quran has a different interpretation that is real so does it also have a real pronunciation. Some "muppets" fabricated some sectarian interpretation about 1400 years ago. They were not native to the language and quite incompetent in my opinion. I have after a year of deciphering made way better progress although I have modern technology at my disposal. Also I may not be as biased. I am not after confirming a religious doctrine.
Examples of pronunciation that is different in old times is Salam = Selam, certain people in remote villages in the Middle-East still use that pronunciation. It is the accurate exact pronunciation based on that the first letter is "seen".
Maryam = Miryem (Name starts with miim). The miim may be pronounced more towards "meem" though, i.e. Meryem.
This is because of that if someone knows the origin of the language they know it was once used based on the letters, its consonants, and had no vowel markers due to that the vowel sound is produced using the symbol's sound, i.e. Sa Si etc. This Quran's medieval interpreters were completely ignorant of.
Overall the language is more rich in pronunciation because people are not reflecting upon the pronunciation. You need to pronounce the full on words too or else the word means something else, e.g. in you cannot say "as-salateh" or it will be wrong. That is grammatically wrong the way you pronounce it as it would be . It could be a quite different word.
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Amenuel -
Well,
It is very rough and that is because the interpreters could not really find the balance in pronunciation. In that case it has not to do with "natural evolution" of language but rather incompetence.
The pronunciation is not even remotely correct in many cases.
In its real condition it is quite lean and smooth in pronunciation.
Well, enough argued about that.
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Amenuel -
Well, enough argued about that.
Language evolve into new languages.. to fulfill the same need, conveying ideas to other human.
Embrace the change. as it's the natural order of things.."No need good English laah.. I understand you understand enough already"
-- Singaporean Taxi Driver, Speaking Singlish