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Sabbaten på forskjellige språk

Below is a small list of languages that indicate a seven day weekly cycle with the seventh day as the Sabbath / Rest.

 

Shemitic

Hebrew Bible Yom Ha Shabbath or Day of the Sabbath

Hebrew (ancient and modern) Shabbath or Sabbath

Targum of Onkelos (Hebrew literature) Yom Shviaa or Day Seventh AND Sabbath or Sabbath

Kurdistan Jews (Targum dialect) Yoymet Shabbat Kodesh or Holy Sabbath Day

Ancient Syriac Shabbatho or Sabbath

Chaldee Syriac (Kurdistan; Urumia, Persia) Shapta or Sabbath

Samaritan (Nablas, Palestine) (use old Hebrew letters) Yoma Hasheviah or Day the Seventh AND Shabbath or Sabbath

Babylonian (Euphrates and Tigris Valleys, Mesopotamia) Sabatu or Sabbath

Assyrian (Euphrates & Tigris Valleys, Mesopotamia) Sabatu or Sabbath

Arabic (very old names) Shiyar or Chief or Rejoicing Day

Arabic (ancient and modern; W. Asia, E, W & N Africa) Assabt or The Sabbath

Maltese (Malta) Issibt or Sabbath

Tigre (Abyssinia) Sanbat or Sabbath

Amharic (Abyssinia) Sanbat or Sabbath

Falasha (Jews of Abyssinia) Yini Sanbat or The Sabbat

 

Hamitic

Coptic (Egypt; a dead language for 300 years) Pi Sabbaton or The Sabbath

Orma or Galla (south of Abyssinia) Zambada or Sabbath

Tamashek or Towarek (ancient Libyan or Numidian) Ahal Essabt or The Sabbath Day

Kabyle or Berber (Ancient Numidian; N Africa) Ghas or Sabbath Day

Hausa (Central Africa) Aseebatu or The Sabbath

 

Japhetic

Sanscrit (India) Shanivar or Saturn-day

Hindi (India) Shumiwar or Saturn-day

Pali (India) Sanivaro or Saturn-day

Urdu or Hindustani (Islamic and Hindu, India) Shamba or Sabbath; And Sanichar or Saturn

Pashto or Afghan (Afghanistan) Khali or Unemployed day; And Shamba or Holiday, Sabbath

Pahlavi or Pahlavi-Pazand (Ancient Persian) Kevan or Saturn; And Shambid or Fragrance – The pleasantest day of the week; And Dies Sabbati or Sabbath

Persian (Persia; Modern Iran) Shambih or Holiday, Sabbath

Armenian (Armenia) Shapat or Sabbath

Kurdish (Kurdistan) Shamba or Sabbath

Brahuiky (Beluchistan) Awalihafta or First or Chief of the Seven; And Shambe or Sabbath

 

Tartaric

Mongolian (Sharra-Mongolian; Eastern Mongolia) Sanitear and Bemba or The Son of the Sun, Saturn

Kalmuk (Western Mongolia) Bembe Graku or Saturn Planet

Turkish (Osmanlian; Turkey) Yomessabt or Day the Sabbath

Lazen (Pashelik of Trebisond) Ssabatun or Sabbath

 

Monosyllabic

Chinese (Roman Catholic; earlier) Chanlitsi or Worship-day Seven

Mohammadan Chinese Saibitai or Sabbath

Annamite (Annam) Ngaythubay or Day in order Seven

Ancient Peguan (Pegu-Burma) T’pauh or (Day) Seven

Khassi (Cossyah Hills, East of Bengal) Ka sngi sait-jain or A day to wash clothes; Purification-day

Tibetan (Tibet) Za-pen pa or (Planet Seven)

Boutan (Little Tibet) Pen-pa or Eye of God=Saturn; AND Odsardunpa or Seventh Brilliant Star

Georgian (Caucasus) Shabati or Sabbath

Suanian (Caucasus)Ingouish (Caucasus) Sammtyn or Sabbath

Aware or Avar (Daghistan; Cis-Caucasus) Samat qo or Sabbath Day

 

Polynesian

Malayan (Sumatra) hari Sabtu or Day Sabbath

Javanese (Java) Saptoe (saptu) or Sabbath

Sunda (West Java) Saptu or Sabbath

Dayak (Borneo) Sabtu or Sabbath

Makssar (Southern Celebes and Salayer Islands) Sattu or Sabbath

Bugis (Celebes) Sattu or Sabbath

Malagassay (Madagascar) Alsabotsy or The Sabbath

Nuforian (NW New Guinea) Ras Fiek or Day Seven

 

African

Swahili (East Africa) Assabu or The Sabbath

Congo (West Africa) Satade or Saturday; AND Kiaosabulu or Sabbado: Sabbath

Isolated Languages—

Wolof (Sengambia, W Africa) Alere-asser or Last Day – Sabbath

Fulah (W Africa) Essibt or The Sabbath

Mandingo (South of Senegal, W Africa) Sibiti or Sabbath

Teda (Central Africa) Essebdu or The Sabbath

Bornu or Kanuri (Central Africa) Sibda or Sabbath

Fulfulde (Central Africa) Assebdu or Sabbath

Sonyal (Central Africa) Assebdu or Sabbath

Logone (Central Africa) Se-sibde or Sabbath

Wandals (Central Africa) Sidba or Sabbath

Bagrimma (Central Africa) Sibbedi or Sabbath

Maba (Central Africa) Sab. or Sabbath

 

Miscellaneous

Norman French (10th and 11th centuries) Seabedi, Samaday, Semadi or Sabbath Day

Ancient French (12 and 13th centuries) Samedi or Sabbath Day

D’oc. France (ancient and modern) Dissata, Dissate or Day Sabbath

Ecclesiastical Roman Sabatum

Parliamentary (British) Dies Sabbati

Basque (Spain and France) Larumbat or One Quarter (moon)

Finnish (Finland) Lauvantai or Corruptions of Icelandic Laugardagur

Estonian (Estonia) Lau-paaw or Bathday

Livonian (Baltic Russia) Puol-paava or Half Day

Lap (Laplanders, Norway) Lavardak or Corruption of Ice. Lang.

Morduin (Russia) Subbota, Suota or Sabbath

Tsheremissian (Russia) Kuks-keca or Dry-day (day without work)

Permian (Russia) Subota or Sabbath

Votiak (Russia)

Hungarian (Hungary) Szombat or Sabbath

Ostiac (Russia) Chotmetchatl or Sixth-day; AND Juolynchatl or Hinder end-day

Greek (Greece) (Sabbath)

Modern Greek (Greece) (Sabbath)

Latin (Italy) Sabbatum or Sabbath; AND Dies Saturni or Day of Saturn

Italian (Italy) Sabato or Sabbath

Spanish (Spain) Sabado or Sabbath

Portuguese (Portugal) Sabado or Sabbath

French (France) Samedi or Sabbath-day

Roman (Spain, Catalonia) Dissapte or Day-Sabbath

Wallachian (Romania or Wallachia) Sambata or Sabbath

Old High German (South Germany) Sambaztag or Sabbath’s day

High German (Germany) Samstag or Sabbath’s day

Icelandic (Iceland) Laugardagur or (of bath-day)

Swedish (Sweden) Lordag or Corruption of Icelandic Laugardagur

Danish (Denmark) Laverdag or Corruption of Icelandic Laugardagur

Old Slave (Bulgaria) Subbota or Sabbath

Russian (Russia) Subbota or Sabbath

Illyrian (Dalmatia, Serbia) Subota or Sabbath

New Slovenian (Illyrie in Austria) Sobota or Sabbath

Bulgarian (Bulgaria) Subbota or Sabbath

Polish (Poland) Sobota or Sabbath

Bohemian (Bohemia) Sobota or Sabbath

Lusatian (Saxony) Sobota or Sabbath

Polabic (borders of the Elbe) Subuta or Sabbath

Lithuanian (Lithuania) fubata or Sabbath

Prussian (Prussia; Germany) Sabatico or Sabbath

English Bible (England) The Seventh Day, The Sabbath

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