I need help in understanding the meaning of Gabart & awfaat .

makadoor

makadoor

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this historical city known by two names
( gabart & Awfaat ) both referring to the capital yet neither clearly reflects a Somali meaning

I literally tried searching everywhere and no convincing explanation, some here have tried to say that Gabart means burned land and its refers to the Guban plains but this is completely wrong. historical accounts says that Gabart is an inland city far from the sea as described by many like Abu al-Fida in the 8th islamic century also A team of researchers was able years ago to find the exact location of the city so whoever started this nonsense about guban better stop and try to find the real history of the word !

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Habesha claims that it means worshipper of God in their language عابد الرب / الله..

I really need someone who is an expert in the language and history to try solve this mystery
 
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makadoor said:
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this historical city known by two names
( gabart & Awfaat ) both referring to the capital yet neither clearly reflects a Somali meaning

I literally tried searching everywhere and no convincing explanation, some here have tried to say that Gabart means burned land and its refers to the Guban plains but this is completely wrong. historical accounts says that Gabart is an inland city far from the sea as described by many like Abu al-Fida in the 8th islamic century also A team of researchers was able years ago to find the exact location of the city so whoever started this nonsense about guban better stop and try to find the real history of the word !

.

Habesha claims that it means worshipper of God in their language عابد الرب / الله..

I really need someone who is an expert in the language and history to try solve this mystery
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Aw usually means father in this context, Faat must have been an important saint, it denoted the final resting place of a local saint, it's deeply rooted in Afroasiatic languages, and survived in Af Somali.


People always like claiming things that are not there or attributing to Arabs.
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Awbare, Awrtableh, Awbarkhadle, Aqqabri. Awbube

  • Aw Barkhadle, saint
  • Aw Barre (Awbare), Adal era saint
  • Aw Buba (Awbube), pre Ifat era saint
  • Aw Abdal, saint
  • Aw Ali Hamdogn, saint and scholar
  • Aw Abadir (Aw Badir), saint and scholar
  • Aw Umar Ziad, saint
  • Aw Ansaar, saint
  • Aw Hashim, saint and scholar
  • Aw Seid, saint
  • Aw Sofi Yahya, saint and scholar
  • Aw Qutub, saint and scholar
  • Aw Qurrabe Limay, saint
 
makadoor

makadoor

NidarNidar said:
Aw usually means father in this context, Faat must have been an important saint, it denoted the final resting place of a local saint, it's deeply rooted in Afroasiatic languages, and survived in Af Somali.


People always like claiming things that are not there or attributing to Arabs.
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Awbare, Awrtableh, Awbarkhadle, Aqqabri. Awbube

  • Aw Barkhadle, saint
  • Aw Barre (Awbare), Adal era saint
  • Aw Buba (Awbube), pre Ifat era saint
  • Aw Abdal, saint
  • Aw Ali Hamdogn, saint and scholar
  • Aw Abadir (Aw Badir), saint and scholar
  • Aw Umar Ziad, saint
  • Aw Ansaar, saint
  • Aw Hashim, saint and scholar
  • Aw Seid, saint
  • Aw Sofi Yahya, saint and scholar
  • Aw Qutub, saint and scholar
  • Aw Qurrabe Limay, saint
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Thank you for your time walal... I once asked my dad what this Aw means and he gave me the most random response I've ever heard in my life 😅 Let me know if you're interested in hearing some fake oral history
 
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