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"intasa" just means "has been forgotten" in some dialects of Arabic. I think you are reading too much into the "once been famous" bit. "insa" is a word from the
by orange_tee 6y ago
"intasa" just means "has been forgotten" in some dialects of Arabic. I think you are reading too much into the "once been famous" bit.
"insa" is a word from the same root that means "forget it".
I actually think both words are still in usage. Probably the more accurate translation is, "it was once known (i.e. known to all within the community) but has now been forgotten". Famous is less accurate.
It is used for mundane things. For example, the location of an abandoned water well.
- tekcyb-org 6y agoExactly right. And even if I hadn't heard the word before, somehow in arabic you can actually intuitively reach the meaning of the word, based on its structure. It's really an amazing language.
- apta_ 6y agoArabic uses derivatives of words for specific connotations. "nusi" means "has been forgotten", "instasa" means "made to have been forgotten", but in this case it might be used for what was described in the article.