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Lilitu

Lilitu = Akkadian?

Could you provide a source? Several around the net, including my professor, gave it as Sumerian.

Yeago 18:45, 11 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Sumerian LÍL (LIL2) means 'air, wind,' etc, also this demon (incl. its influence as a disease - I recall it has been tentatively identified as the sudden death syndrome of babies). Unfortunately, I don't have better sources than Halloran at hand right now (Sumerian Lexicon).

Akkadian lilitu is formed by adding female -t to this root, which appears also as lillu(m). "A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian", Black et al., 2nd ed.: "Lillu(m) II Bab. 1. (a demon) 2. (a god)". And, what's more to the point: "lilium, lilû; f. lilitu(m), and ardat lilî (storm demons) O/jB [lilû = LÍL.LA.EN.NA/NU; LÚ.LÍL.LÁ; lilitu = MUNUS.LÍL.LÁ; KI.SIKIL.LÍL.LÁ; ardat lilî = KI.SIKIL.LÍL.LÁ; KI.SIKIL.UD.DA.KAR.RA]; singly, pl. (lilû), in pair lilû lilitu, and as a triad; OB ina sit lilîm "at the rising of the l."; < Sum.; -> kiskilili; wardatum."

Though lilitu looks pretty obviously Semitic (l-l-' + -t), I suppose it could have been loaned back into Sumerian in later periods, as there's a lot of similar material.

I'll try to check this when I come near some library again, in a week or two. Maybe I can cite some textual reference, by then.

Besides, lilitu should be written with a lengthened second i, except I don't know how to do it, as well as sadeh. Help appreciated. --Oop 19:45, Nov 11, 2004 (UTC)

Fascinating. I think you should definitely put something together to make an 'Etymology of Lilitu' section on that page. I almost did it myself but perhaps you can whip something up better. My professor was George Brooks, a humanities teacher with a PhD in Medieval Engineering.Yeago 21:39, 11 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Arcesilaus

About two months ago, I put in my best guess as to the badly OCR'ed Greek on Arcesilaus based on some quick research into his philosophical concerns. I neglected to look at the discussion page there until recently, and, seeing you were interested in it, thought you might want to look at the page now. → (AllanBz ✎) 02:53, 23 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Translation Request

I beleive ' regitaj ' is an Estonian word. Could you translate it into English?

It definitely isn't. I don't know any Estonian word ending in -j; by that pretty unusual marker, I would suspect Esperanto or some Indian language. If you could provide some context, maybe I could figure out some similar root. (E.g. regi is a certain type of sledge in Estonian, but that's as similar to regitaj as Latin regulus.) --Oop 10:13, 7 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

OK, many thanks for helping though. --Mark 20:43, 6 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

HELLO

OOP, HELLO MY NAME IS LESLIE AND I´M WRITTING YOU BECAUSE I NEED URGENTLY THAT YOU RECOMMEND ME AN ENGLISH ESTONIAN DICTIONARY IN A WEB SITE I´M WRITTING YOU FROM MEXICO CITY AND I READ THAT YOU ARE A RUSSIAN-ESTONIAN/ENGLISH TRANSLATOR that´s why i decided to ask for your help. PLEASE I REALLY NEED YOUR HELP AND I WILL APPRECIATTE IT TOO MUCH MY EMAIL ADDRESS IS deboerbarz@yahoo.com.mx please

Estonian translation

Hello Oop! I edit several Wikipedia and also trade translation services on Cucumis.org, where I translate from several European languages into English and obtain high-quality translations by others for use on Wikipedia. Cucumis.org needs translators fluent in Estonian. Particularly Estonian → English and English → Estonian. Please join us. Thanks! --Una Smith 19:42, 29 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 22:22, 20 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Small Wikipedias

Just to let you know, we are currently planning on running your op-ed this week. :-) Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 08:09, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Oh. So, I should review it quickly. Do you think it would be important to shorten it, or would some subtitles and maybe a picture or two do? --Oop (talk) 08:53, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A picture or two would definitely be helpful to break up the text, and subtitles could also help break it into manageable chunks. I'd really like a picture, but I'll leave the subtitles up to you. Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 20:17, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Take a look. I'll be on a Wikiexpedition and mostly offline, though, until Sunday night. --Oop (talk) 00:55, 11 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! I may remove one image to make the white man's burden image bigger, but otherwise that looks great. Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 07:27, 11 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

87.208.192.123

Possibly you may want to see this thread: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons/Noticeboard#Mart_Laar I am not wikipedia specialist but I believe this is way wrong what User:87.208.192.123 is doing there. Tõnu Samuel (talk) 19:34, 4 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Partisan is still pushing even when this topic was closed Tõnu Samuel (talk) 08:58, 5 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Armenian Estonian two week collaboration

Hello. You know last weeks we had collaboration project with Ukrainian Wikipedia in fact the same what you had with Ukrainian Wikipedia. I have suggestion to start Estonian Armenian collaboration. I am looking forward for your answer. Best.SMM 17:11, 12 March 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by SusikMkr (talk • contribs)

I like that thought. Wrote a bit longer answer on my Armenian userpage. --Oop (talk) 18:42, 12 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Kursiiv

Tervitused! Võtsid mõni aeg tagasi eesti vikis sõna Benedictus XVI artikli kohta, et seal pealkirjad kursiivis. Eeldasin, et muudad neid ise, kuid tõid põhjuseks artikli pikkuse. Kas saaksid tunduvalt lühemas paavst Franciscuse artiklis eesti vikis pealkirjad vastavalt eesti keele õigekirjareeglitele sättida, et teaksin millele tugineda? Kalev Kask 14:19, 26 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Oehh. Okei. --Oop (talk) 07:56, 27 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Ikkagi on küsimus, kas eesti viki Franciscuse artikli publikatsioonide osa on õieti vormistatud? Kalev Kask 07:30, 17 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yritssin midagi teha, aga seal peaks muutma malli. Malle ma paraku eriti ei tunne ja kui sel on ka teisi kasutusi, siis võib vaielda, kas seda tegelikult tuleks muuta või ei. Ehk oskab keegi mallide asjus targem seda ytelda või teha. --Oop (talk) 10:52, 18 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Kuna Sul on seal suurem sõnaõigus, kas saaksid "Üldises arutelus" või mujal probleemi tõstatada, sest muidu pannakse varsti artiklile taas toimeta-märge ja asi jääb nii nagu seni. Ja siis hiljem imestatakse, miks artikleid õieti ei vormistata! Kalev Kask 06:26, 19 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Kui Eestisse tagasi jõuan, uurin, kes sellega tegelda saab ja tahab. Praegu lihtsalt ei jaksa, sorry. --Oop (talk) 21:28, 19 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Work

I remember painstakingly doing a heavy copy-edit job on your text for the Signpost last year, unacknowledged. Tony (talk) 13:28, 5 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Well, many thanks! I would actually very much like to see what exactly you did there. I've been a copyeditor for a decade, so I know all too well how hard it can be to get the grip on writing in a foreign language. I'd be happy to get a chance to improve my English. --Oop (talk) 13:32, 5 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It was more a reaction to your blunt "Check your facts" at the Signpost's Special report, which I found very negative and unwarranted. Tony (talk) 14:23, 5 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, I'm afraid it's a cultural feature. Estonians are notorious for their tendency to talk bluntly about the business, without thinking about introductions, milder expressions or possible misunderstandings. We're also very bad in smalltalk, and if you ask "How are you?" then an Estonian will actually tell you how he is (usually, not very well). A weird kind of people, I know. Sorry. :) --Oop (talk) 19:28, 5 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

P. S. But I'd still like to see the copyedit, in case you have it somewhere. :) --Oop (talk) 19:29, 5 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It offended me. Tony (talk) 00:01, 6 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Article upgrade assistance request (Pre-translation stage)

Seasons Greetings,

This is in reference to a relatively new umbrella article on en-wikipedia named Ceremonial pole. Ceremonial pole is a human tradition since ancient times; either existed in past at some point of time, or still exists in some cultures across global continents from north to south & from east to west. Ceremonial poles are used to symbolize a variety of concepts in several different world cultures.

Through article Ceremonial pole we intend to take encyclopedic note of cultural aspects and festive celebrations around Ceremonial pole as an umbrella article and want to have historical, mythological, anthropological aspects, reverence or worships wherever concerned as a small part.

While Ceremonial poles have a long past and strong presence but usually less discussed subject. Even before we seek translation of this article in global languages, we need to have more encyclopedic information/input about Ceremonial poles from all global cultures and languages. And we seek your assistance in the same.

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A page you started (Kersti Kaljulaid) has been reviewed!

Thanks for creating Kersti Kaljulaid, Oop!

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What about English grammar? --Oop (talk) 12:19, 30 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Evidently not. (Resources, no grammar. Resources, no grammar. Got it. Trying to remember.) --Oop (talk) 21:26, 16 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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