[jbovlaste] Re: Esther Chapter 1

[Michael Turniansky <mturniansky@gmail.com>]

On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 3:36 PM, A. PIEKARSKI <totus@rogers.com> wrote:
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>> From: Michael Turniansky <mturniansky@gmail.com>
>> To: jbovlaste@lojban.org
>> Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 3:11:52 PM
>> Subject: [jbovlaste] Re: Esther Chapter 1
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>> On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 2:55 PM, A. PIEKARSKI wrote:
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>> >> >> kamnolraitru (majesty)
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>> >> >> k1 is the majesty of t1=n1 being a regent/monarch of t2 by standard n2
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>> >> >> gloss; majesty; kingship
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>> >> > The Hebrew for "glory of his majesty" is "תפארת גדולתו", so I think
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>> >>   Very fair point.  I agree that to be faithful to the Hebrew, I will
>> >> use kamba'i in this place
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>> > I'm afaid you've lost me with the Hebrew.  If the gloss words for
>> kamnolraitru are
>> > majesty and kingship, what would the gloss words be for kamba'i?
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>>   "Greatness"
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> But we don't really use 'greatness' in English in this context.  Wouldn't it be
> 'majesty; greatness' as opposed to 'majesty; kingship'?
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  King Ahasuerus was basically showing off how great he was -- his
greatness.  If ou want to call it splendor, majesty, whatever it's up
to you.
             --gejyspa
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