Note 539 — ALI NUR AL-DIN AND MIRIAM THE GIRDLE-GIRL.[376] (continued 2)

Arab. “Hakk” = rights, a word much and variously used. To express the possessive “mine” a Badawi says “Hakki” (pron. Haggi) and “Lílí;” a Syrian “Shítí” for Shayyati, my little thing or “taba’i” my dependent; an Egyptian “Bitá’i” my portion and a Maghribi “M’tá’i” and “diyyáli” (di allazí lí = this that is to me). Thus “mine” becomes a shibboleth.