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minus-squarerootlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agocan we latinize all names, they sound way cooler
minus-squareSylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoIdk about that. “Geber” sounds like a downgrade from “Jabir Ibn Hayyan”
minus-squarerootlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoa bad latinization, Iabir would be more appropriate
minus-squareJankatarch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoGeber just means “die(derogatory)” in Turkish.
minus-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months ago“geber” sounds to me like a german brand of power tools
can we latinize all names, they sound way cooler
Idk about that. “Geber” sounds like a downgrade from “Jabir Ibn Hayyan”
a bad latinization, Iabir would be more appropriate
or Iaber
Geber just means “die(derogatory)” in Turkish.
“geber” sounds to me like a german brand of power tools