פוטופ
English translation: Potop (a surname of an individual)
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| 18:37 Aug 28, 2012 |
| Hebrew to English translations [PRO] Names (personal, company) / Ukrainian name? | |||||||
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Deluge (Potop) Explanation: I can't find this as a Ukrainian name, but it is a Slavic word for "deluge", first used to describe the Swedish/Russian invasion of Poland ( http://www.knowledgewiki.org/article/Deluge_(history)?enk=xq... ) but it's also possible they are using it here to describe an influx of Ukrainians. The only question I'm left with is - shouldn't it be "אל הפוטופ האוקראיני". Does this make sense in your context? Has there been some kind of influx of Ukrainians to somewhere? -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2012-08-28 21:21:55 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- It's tricky I agree, I really can't decide on this one, textpertise may have a point and it indeed may refer to a person, that might explain a few things. Maybe something further on or earlier on [in your text] might help you decide on this. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2012-08-28 21:41:10 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Characters and Referencing It's probably because it's so late but the reason I'm having trouble with it is because I'm finding the referencing quite hard to unravel. When it says "כשנכנסו אליו", I thought it was referring to the "איכר ביאראמלה", although for all I know his name could have been "Potop". Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potop |
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Potop (a surname of an individual) Explanation: Somebody called Potop is most likely. The words כשנכנסו אליו in your passage clearly indicate that this is an individual. For evidence that this was a surname that existed in the Ukraine, see http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertr... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 days (2012-09-02 10:36:47 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Glad to have helped. |
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