Re: [lojban] Re: le ze romoi selsku be la Yecus

[Pierre Abbat <phma@webjockey.net>]

On Friday 29 March 2002 13:46, aolung wrote:
> --- In lojban@y..., pycyn@a... wrote:
>
> I wonder whether anybody could give me some hints on this topic:
> > doi cevni be mi ki'u ma do cliva mi
>
> brobau: éli, éli, láma sabatháni. What exactly is the last word's meaning?

(having just committed a matzochistic act)

The word is "sabaqtani" (sin bet qof) and it's Aramaic. The Hebrew word in 
the psalm from which He quoted is "`azabtani" (`ayin zayin bet). I don't 
think "cliva" is strong enough for this use of the word. The first two words 
are either "Eli" or "Elohi" (with a qamats) depending on which Gospel and 
which manuscript you read.

phma