Real Languages in Randland

[Guest The Thin Inn Keeper]

Has anyone out there noticed non-English words being appropriately used in TWOT?

 

I mean something like the following:

 

Shai'tan; The Dark One: Shai'tan is the Arabic word for Satan. It's pronounced exactly the same way, with a pause after the shai bit. It sounds like

shy-uh-than.

 

Additionally, one of the kings of Randland has the surname Alsalaam.

Al'Salaam means Of Peace in Arabic.

 

-- Can someone give me his first name? I'd bet it fits in.

 

Anyone else seen words outside of English that have been used appropriately or not in TWOT?

[Thorum]

A whole list can be found in chapter 6 of the wotmania FAQ

[Luckers]

His full name is Alsalam Saeed Almadar.

 

Another good reference point is in the WoT FaQ http://www.steelypips.org/wotfaq/3_sources/index.html