Talk:Dʿmt

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[edit] Name Change

This article's name doesn't even show on my computer, which has pretty extensive support for many languages. The second letter shows up as a box. It is probably the same with most people, so I thought this should be changed so it is more easily viewable.--Fox Mccloud 15:13, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

Really? Hmmm...I guess we could go with a spiritus asper, then. — ዮም | (Yom) | Talk • contribs • Ethiopia 20:36, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

This article has redirects that use the forward quote ( ' ) & the backquote ( ` ). I'd prefer one of these over the current ( ? ) that I see. Which one should we standardize on for readability reasons? -- llywrch 21:50, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

I'm going to go with the spiritus asper, I think. It should be readable to all, and it makes it obvious that it's representing an ayin and not aleph. The forward quote is ambiguous but more often represents aleph, while the backquote can be used to represent ayin, but isn't often used. — ዮም | (Yom) | Talk • contribs • Ethiopia 22:43, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Belew Kelew & DMT

Were the Kingdom of Belew Kelew and Dmt in any way related? Curious about available texts on the topic. --Merhawie 00:05, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

What's Belew Kelew? Are you referring to the "Belew" Beja rulers during the Zagwe dynasty (or the Beja kingdoms in the Sudan and N. Eritrea)?

Nvm, apparently "Belew Kelew" is another word for Metera/Matara. Yes, they are related. Matara was an important pre-Aksumite (i.e. D`mt) site. Matara wasn't a kingdom, though, just an important city within the wider realm of D`mt. — ዮም | (Yom) | Talk • contribs • Ethiopia 00:14, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] IPA pronunciation

This article could use the IPA pronunciation. Chris 21:42, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

There is no pronounciation, really, since it's a transcription of an abjad. Hence, the IPA would be a string of unpronouncable consonants (without the vowels). The letters individually represent /d/, /ʕ/, /m/, and /t/, however, which should be relatively clear. — ዮም | (Yom) | Talk • contribs • Ethiopia 04:29, 14 August 2007 (UTC)