The Qala`i sword mystery

• Main Author: Hj Yaacob, Solehah @ Nik Najah Fadilah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Apa Khabar TV 2023
• Subjects: P Philology. Linguistics; PA Classical philology; PJ Semitic; PJ6001 Arabic; PJ6106 Arabic Language - Grammar (Nah'w); PJ6131 Arabic Language - Morphology; PJ6142 Arabic Language - Noun
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/104214/2/104214_The%20Qala%60i%20SwordMystery.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/104214/; https://apakhabartv.com/2023/02/21/the-qalai-sword-mystery/

The Qala`i sword remains a mystery. Few researchers are interested to pursue this extensively. I actually wonder if many Malays have heard of this sword and have gone to discover precious findings. My hunch is there is a passing interest gleaned from a handful of Facebook or Blog postings. Hopefully, this will change. In the meantime, I shall attempt to provide an insight and highlight the challenges ahead. Qala`i originated from the word Qala`i (Qala`i) and was discovered in an Assyria inscription dated 1300 BC under the reign of Ashurbanipal 1. A peek into ancient inscriptions: The system did not contain any vowel alphabet, only consonants (EFL Beeston) and the Pw-rs-ty for Philistines (Wainwright, 1961). The Qala`i sword is pronounced as Qala`i without the vowel sound.