Sheikh Abdurahman Sheikh Nuur (Somali: Sheekh Cabdiraxmaan Sheekh Nuur, Arabic: شيخ عبد الرحمن شيخ نور) was a Somali Sheikh (religious leader), qādi (judge) of the government at that time and the inventor of the Borama script for the Somali language.[1][2]
Sheikh Abdurahman Sheikh Nuur شيخ عبد الرحمن شيخ نور
Sheikh Abdurahman Sh. Nuur was born in Gabiley and grew up in Hargeisa and was of royal lineage, the Reer Ugaas of the Gadabuursi. Growing up he was a Qur'anic teacher in the British Somalilandprotectorate. His father Sheikh Nur was a well-known and notable figure and was a qādi for many years. He was a learned or knowledgeable man, in particular when it came to the history of his own clan, the Gadabuursi.[3]Sheikh 'Abdurahman would later follow in his father's footsteps by also becoming a qādi, albeit of the entire northern British Somaliland region.[4]
In 1933, Sheikh Nuur devised a quite phonetically accurate new orthography for transcribing the Somali language. While the script enjoyed considerable currency in his home region, the Sheikh harbored no illusions as to its widespread adoption, writing in a publication of his wherein he employed the script itself that "I publish it here with no intention of attempting to contribute to the already abundant confusion in the choice of a standard orthography for Somali".[4]
^Lewis, I. M. (1958-01-01). "The Gadabuursi Somali Script". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. 21 (1/3): 134–156. doi:10.1017/s0041977x00063278. JSTOR 610496.
^Lewis, I. M. (1958-01-01). "The Awrtable Somali Script". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. 21 (1/3): 142. doi:10.1017/s0041977x00063278. JSTOR 610496.
^ abDavid D. Laitin, Politics, Language, and Thought: The Somali Experience, (University Of Chicago Press: 1977), pp.86-87.
References
David D. Laitin, Politics, language, and thought: the Somali experience, (University of Chicago Press: 1977)
Lewis, I. M. (1958-01-01). "The Gadabuursi Somali Script". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. 21 (1/3): 134–156. doi:10.1017/s0041977x00063278. JSTOR 610496.
External links
Osmanya, Borama, Wadaad's writing and the Somali language
The Gadabuursi Somali Script - qasidas in Gadabuursi/Borama
August 21, 2023
sheikh, abdurahman, sheikh, abdurahman, sheikh, nuur, somali, sheekh, cabdiraxmaan, sheekh, nuur, arabic, شيخ, عبد, الرحمن, شيخ, نور, somali, sheikh, religious, leader, qādi, judge, government, that, time, inventor, borama, script, somali, language, sheikh, ab. Sheikh Abdurahman Sheikh Nuur Somali Sheekh Cabdiraxmaan Sheekh Nuur Arabic شيخ عبد الرحمن شيخ نور was a Somali Sheikh religious leader qadi judge of the government at that time and the inventor of the Borama script for the Somali language 1 2 Sheikh Abdurahman Sheikh Nuurشيخ عبد الرحمن شيخ نورBornGabiley SomalilandOccupation s teacher judge qadi sheikh author historian inventor and poetTitleSheikh Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditSheikh Abdurahman Sh Nuur was born in Gabiley and grew up in Hargeisa and was of royal lineage the Reer Ugaas of the Gadabuursi Growing up he was a Qur anic teacher in the British Somaliland protectorate His father Sheikh Nur was a well known and notable figure and was a qadi for many years He was a learned or knowledgeable man in particular when it came to the history of his own clan the Gadabuursi 3 Sheikh Abdurahman would later follow in his father s footsteps by also becoming a qadi albeit of the entire northern British Somaliland region 4 In 1933 Sheikh Nuur devised a quite phonetically accurate new orthography for transcribing the Somali language While the script enjoyed considerable currency in his home region the Sheikh harbored no illusions as to its widespread adoption writing in a publication of his wherein he employed the script itself that I publish it here with no intention of attempting to contribute to the already abundant confusion in the choice of a standard orthography for Somali 4 See also EditBorama script Osmanya script Kaddare script Somali alphabet Wadaad s writing Osman Yusuf Kenadid Shire Jama Ahmed Hussein Sheikh Ahmed KaddareNotes Edit Lewis I M 1958 01 01 The Gadabuursi Somali Script Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies University of London 21 1 3 134 156 doi 10 1017 s0041977x00063278 JSTOR 610496 Somali alphabets pronunciation and language Lewis I M 1958 01 01 The Awrtable Somali Script Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies University of London 21 1 3 142 doi 10 1017 s0041977x00063278 JSTOR 610496 a b David D Laitin Politics Language and Thought The Somali Experience University Of Chicago Press 1977 pp 86 87 References EditDavid D Laitin Politics language and thought the Somali experience University of Chicago Press 1977 Lewis I M 1958 01 01 The Gadabuursi Somali Script Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies University of London 21 1 3 134 156 doi 10 1017 s0041977x00063278 JSTOR 610496 External links EditOsmanya Borama Wadaad s writing and the Somali language The Gadabuursi Somali Script qasidas in Gadabuursi Borama Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sheikh Abdurahman Sh Nur amp oldid 1148727438, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
