Woody.pasa@XEROX.ARPA (07/20/84)
I think Muad'dib is pronounced "mooAHd(e)dib". The mark between "Muad" and "Dib" is a schwa-E like sound. Of course, I am probably wrong. Anyone out there know Arabic? - William Woody "Someday I'll figure out what is going on around here. The shock'll kill me."
martillo@ihuxt.UUCP (Yehoyaqim Martillo) (07/22/84)
Since the name is not written in Arabic, I can only guess at the spelling. Since he is some sort of a prophet, I assume mim damma waw hamza fatha dal tashdid kasra ba' is meant. This word means educator and in certain parts of North Africa a mu'addib is a teacher in a Koran school. Pronounce it m followed by long u sound (u in German Blume) followed by a glottal stop (tt as in Boston pronunciation of bottle) followed by a as in Frenchman followed by dd (as in they paid Dan, not like they pay Dan) follwed by i as in did followed by a b souned (swallowed a little more than in English -- hard to describe but English b is acceptable). -- Who wouldn't break for whales? Yehoyaqim Shemtob Martillo