Re: Albanian Names (1) --> Aziz

> Sorry, but you made a confusion -> I suppose that my English
>translation is not very good...
> P^arvan say clearly that : "God Azizus" (atested at Turda, maybe
>due to some Syrians colonists in Legiunea V Macedonica) is of Syrian
>origin, and we have to exclude it as explanation for the other
>toponyms.
> Best Regards,
> marius a.

Oops, sorry too! I was in a hurry (so am I now :-) -- I missread VP's
assertion, namely that he in fact accepts Azizus as a Syrian deity.
Now then, the Semitic origin of Aziz seems more plausible, doesn't
it! :-))

>--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, g <george.st@...> wrote:

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best,
George