Friday, November 8, 2013

Cyclone Haiyan word study, possible Haya with Arabic meaning, connection to "Truth in Arabic "LaHaya"

Cyclone Haiyan word study, possible Haya with various interesting meanings such as Truth in Arabic "LaHaya"

Haque, الحق is an Arabic-derived name meaning "truth". The name is pronounced "Haq" or "Huk", and can be found throughout the Islamic world.

                     Haya may refer to: Haya (genus), a genus of plants in the family Caryophyllaceae Haya (dinosaur), a genus of basal ornithopod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous from Mongolia

The Spanish name for beech trees (Fagus), used for the European Beech in Spain and for the Mexican Beech (Fagus mexicana) in Mexico

An alternative spelling of the shrub Faya (Myrica faya) on the Canary Islands A vernacular name for some plants in the family Annonaceae (genera Oxandra and Guatteria),

possibly a misapplication of the Spanish name above The hay'a tradition in Islamic astronomy

Alternate name for Hidaj, Iran Other Victor Raúl Haya de la Torre, Peruvian politician Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, wife of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum ruler of Dubai and daughter of King Hussein of Jordan

Haya people, a people of Tanzania Haya language, the language of the Haya people "La Haya" is the Spanish name for The Hague, in particular seen in references to Hague Conventions Haya, a feminine form of the Hebrew word for Life - See more at: http://www.isnare.com/encyclopedia/Haya#sthash.N1KWQih1.dpuf

Why everyone is talking about the super typhoon

USA TODAY - ‎1 hour ago‎

Super Typhoon Haiyan, which slammed into the Philippines early Friday morning, is one of the strongest storms ever recorded on the planet.

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