Dec 27, 2004 16:38
19 yrs ago
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English term
hamuksha (X)
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Poetry & Literature
A proper name that has a meaning (pun) or significance as a hint by the author, in the novel or story, or a clue to the charachter's personality, symbol..etc. I forgot the term, but i think the suffix was 'nym'. There is no examples in my mind right now, but let's suppose that Dr. Stockmann in Ebsen's "Enemy of the People" suggests a stock-man who reagrds the people (the majority whci is always wrong) as sheep needs someboy to take after them and guide them.
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Aptronym
I think this is the word you're looking for. There's a list of all the -nym words here: http://www.fun-with-words.com/nym_words.html
and this is the definition of Aptronym:
"A person's name that matches it's owner's occupation or character very well (either in fiction or reality); e.g. arctic explorer Will Snow, hairdresser Dan Druff.
• From apt (=suitable); coined by Franklin P. Adams."
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Note added at 19 mins (2004-12-27 16:57:23 GMT)
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(Would you like to have that changed from Arabic>English to an English>English question?)
and this is the definition of Aptronym:
"A person's name that matches it's owner's occupation or character very well (either in fiction or reality); e.g. arctic explorer Will Snow, hairdresser Dan Druff.
• From apt (=suitable); coined by Franklin P. Adams."
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Note added at 19 mins (2004-12-27 16:57:23 GMT)
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(Would you like to have that changed from Arabic>English to an English>English question?)
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Comment: "Many thanks Nesrin! and YES it should be posted as an E-E Q, I think a moderator can move it. In Arabic we say ÇÓã Úáì ãÓãì which , though not a literary term, is a plausible transltion into Arabic, don't you think so?"
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