Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of English words of Aramean origin

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List of English words of Aramean origin
Nonsense created by a vandal. ral 315  08:36, Jun 15, 2005 (UTC)
 * Note that the article has some semblance of a real page now; however things like Abra ka dabra still make me think this deserves deletion. Not to mention that user has deleted VFD notice.   ral  315  08:46, Jun 15, 2005 (UTC)


 * Speedy delete patent nonsense. Sjakkalle (Check!)  08:40, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete I know for a fact that the abracadabra part isn't true, which makes me suspect the rest is a hoax too. Andrew Lenahan - St ar bli nd 13:41, Jun 15, 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment: Actually, I'm pretty sure abracadabra is from an originally Aramaic magic formula. - Mustafaa 20:36, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * I found a reference here Andrew Lenahan - St ar bli nd 23:53, Jun 15, 2005 (UTC)
 * And a second --Tabor 00:29, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Silliness. -- BD2412 talk 14:15, 2005 Jun 15 (UTC)
 * Delete. I believe that Mammon is actually of Aramaic origin. --Scimitar 14:45, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Neutral. Mammon and (I think) Abracadabra are correct; sapphire and papa are folk etymologies. - Mustafaa 20:36, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete patent nonsense. JamesBurns 23:53, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete I see little value in this article. If anything, should be renamed ...Aramaic origin. Sasquatch&#08242;&#08596;Talk&#08596;Contributions 23:59, Jun 15, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. List of English words of Aramaic origin could be created, but it would take very careful work to distinguish from List of English words of Hebrew origin.  (A care I am pessimistic about seeing in the current climate at Wikipedia).  --Tabor 00:28, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)


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