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| Guest |
 Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 5:16 am |
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It looks like this word is derived from hamar = soon.
But what is the significance of the "mi" ? |
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| Aniko |
| Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 5:43 pm |
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sttscitrans@tesco.net wrote:
Quote: It looks like this word is derived from hamar = soon.
But what is the significance of the "mi" ?
It means "as soon as possible". I assume it got abbreviated from
"minnél hamarabb". I can't think of similar constructions, so it is
probably a special case derivation.
Aniko |
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| Guest |
| Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 7:22 am |
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Aniko wrote:
Quote: sttscitrans@tesco.net wrote:
It looks like this word is derived from hamar = soon.
But what is the significance of the "mi" ?
It means "as soon as possible". I assume it got abbreviated from
"minnél hamarabb". I can't think of similar constructions, so it is
probably a special case derivation.
Thanks, that wouldn't have ocurred to me. |
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