Talk:Kermanshah

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[edit] Etymology

Why is the theory of Mohammad Mokri deleted? It is one of the more plausible thories? The theory of a connection between Kurmanji and Kirmashan is not convincong at all. This due to that the dialect spoken in kirmashan is a mix of Gurani/Kelhuri and Kurmanji. Kurmanji is also a very recent phenomenon in Kirmashan and in southern Kurdistan as a whole. This makes the theory ridiculous as an ancient name could hardly be derived from a recent happening. The theory that the name is derived from Kerman + Shah is also not very plausible as the native name is Kirmashan and never Kirmanshah. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.225.3.240 (talk) 16:58, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

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After I explained in detail where the name "Kirmanshah" comes from and providing helpful evidence for the future scholars of Kurdish matters under a new article "Kirmanshah", some of you deleted it in favor of these erroneous folk etymologies you repeat in here, complete with the pseudo-French spelling of the city's name: Kermanshah. Socrates was correct: the more ignorant we are, the more certain we feel. Well then, stay in your ignorance. As the old adage goes: "One cannot force knowledge on the unwilling." MI —Preceding unsigned comment added by Izady (talk • contribs) 05:32, 10 March 2008 (UTC)