Tuesday, 4 September 2012

فانوس lantern

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Etymology of Arabic words: the word فانوس
means lantern and derives from the greek word φανάρι (fanari) diminutive of the older word φανός (fanos).
Το φανάρι του Διογένους (to fanari tou Dioghenous) is a well known expression for the cynic Philosopher Diogenes, who walked in the Agora with a latern/lamp, saying “I am looking for a man”,(άνθρωπο ζητώ).In Turkish fanus.

                                                

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