Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nesr

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The result was redirect to Nasr (deity). Spartaz ^Humbug! 22:18, 26 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Nesr

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From what I can tell, nesr actually means some bird that may be either eagles or vultures. The claim that it is the name of a deity inevitably traces back to questionable 19th century sources; I can't find anything more recent to corroborate that, and I don't think we need a dictionary definition of one ancient word. Mangoe (talk) 21:39, 18 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Language-related deletion discussions. L3X1 ◊distænt write◊ 21:51, 18 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Saudi Arabia-related deletion discussions. L3X1 ◊distænt write◊ 21:51, 18 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

What I can find from books and scholarly source available online confirms what the nominator said. I think this will need someone who can read Arabic to find some sources if it is to be kept, but, unfortunately, there seems to be few of those editing the English Wikipedia - much fewer than some lesser-spoken languages such as Polish or Japanese. 86.17.222.157 (talk) 18:31, 20 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Nasr (deity), for which Nesr seems to be a variant transliteration by 19th century scholars trying to reconstruct a pre-Islamic Arabian pantheon from passing mentions in the Quran and explanations of them by later commentators. PWilkinson (talk) 22:03, 24 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect obviously, per PWilkinson. Transcription from Arabic script to Roman is a difficult process when it comes to vowels, so this is a possible alternative spelling. 86.17.222.157 (talk) 18:44, 26 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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