Protosimvoulos des Kalifen
English translation: the chief adviser of the caliph
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| 4 +1 | the chief adviser of the caliph |
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| 4 | Protosimvoulos of the Caliph |
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| 3 | senior rank in a financial/economic/business function (?) (Greek) |
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7 mins confidence: 
Protosimvoulos of the Caliph Explanation: As far as I can work out, Protosimvoulos is a name, so should be left ... During his time in Damascus, he was known as Protosimvoulos of the Caliph - who was probably Hischam. Hope this makes sense! Mary |
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37 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1the chief adviser of the caliph Explanation: it's a greek word; a óýìâïõëïò is an adviser (Eurodicautom). Caliph or calif or khalif. Greetings, Nikolaus -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-05-11 17:25:27 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- select VIEW > ENCODING > Greek Windows to read óýìâïõëïò in Greek; it\'s \"symboylos\" spoken as \"simvoulos\". -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-05-11 17:28:57 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://platon.ee.duth.gr/~hmath/archimedes.htm is a bilingual English-Greek text; you find \"adviser\" and \"óýìâïõëïò\" in the second row. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-05-11 17:42:44 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- probably not necessary, but just to leave no doubts: \"protos\" (Greek) = \"the first\" Reference: http://europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/ Reference: http://mb-soft.com/believe/txh/aisha.htm |
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38 mins confidence:
senior rank in a financial/economic/business function (?) (Greek) Explanation: Senior rank in a financial/economic/business function (?) (Greek) I don’t know Greek and would suggest reposting this query in the Greek-English section. The Greek prefix >>proto<< appears to denote (among other things) a senior rank (chief…, superior …, senior …, principal …, perhaps manager of director) . The Greek term >>simvoulos<< appears among financial/economic/business subjects in a Greek newspaper Putting the two together, I get the impression that protosimvoulos in your context is probably a rank and title left over from the Hellenic period, and that it may denote a senior position with authority in a financial, economic or business function. On the Internet, I found only one hit (below) for protosimvoulos in a listing of Greek books; and a few hits for simvoulos, including among the financial/economic/business rubrics of a Greek newspaper: Searched the web for Protosimvoulos . Results 1 - 1 of 1. Search took 0.07 seconds. Athens Net Radio - Greek Books: Categories ... Giorgos Sioris / Gerakis (Phaulkon): O Elinas Protosimvoulos Stin Avli Tou Siam - Ekdosis: Estia - , price: $ 14.90 (Added: 1-Jun-2000 - Hits: 54 - Rating: 2 ... www.athens-netradio.com/books/ Vivlia_Diafora/more5.html - 28k - Cached - Similar pages PRESS COVERAGE DAILY FINANCIAL, POLITICAL & SPORTS PRESS FINANCIAL Diktis Express Ependitis Evroikonomia Axia Çmerisia Ésotimia Kerdos Metohos Naftemporiki Economia Simvoulos Hrimatistirio SPORTS Athlitiki Metro Sport Sport Time Spor tou Vora http://www.kpt.gr/uk/imerisios.html HTH a bit -- at least indirectly TOM web; dictionaries |
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