#c:dhe

The desert-dwelling community from which Dhe hails follows certain naming conventions that reflect those of real-world jewish and classical arabic traditions. In part this means that new parents are encouraged to name their children after relatives (provided that the relative in question is no longer living). The structure of the name, however, is also important.

Firstly, there is the ism, which stands as the given first name. The ism then may or may not be followed by a laqab, which denotes a quality of the individual’s character that may be earned later into their life. The next part of the name is the nasab, which denotes the person as the son or daughter of someone; ‘bint’ for daughter and ‘bin’ for son. Nasabs may be extended for several generations, though it is uncommon to find a nasab which extends three generations back. Traditionally the nasab denotes the person’s father, though in the case of Dhe, her nasab honors her non-biological mother Samar. The final part of one’s name is the nisba, which indicates a person’s national origin or claims of birthplace.

There is also the possibility of a kunya, which acts as the opposite of a nasab and claims parenthood. The kunya is preceded by ‘abu’ for fathers or ‘umm’ for mothers.

examples ::

Dhe al-Nadir bint Samar of Maqor  ;; Dhe, the rare/exceptional, daughter of Samar, of Maqor

Tzipporah al-Azhar bint Adam of Maqor  ;; Tzipporah, the shining, daughter of Adam, of Maqor

Samar al-Zuhayr bint Esmail umm Dhe of Maqor  ;; Samar, the small flower, daughter of Esmail, mother of Dhe, of Maqor

Bakr al-Hasan of Chug  ;; Bakr, the handsome, of “the circle/horizon”

Jabir al-Tayyib bin Bilal of Maqor  ;; Jabir, the good-natured/generous, son of Bilal, of Maqor

Barukh al-Basir bin Eyal of Maqor  ;; Burukh, the sagacious/the wise, son of Eyal, of Maqor

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