Jonathan
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translation help needed. Dikran Najarian
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I would be grateful for any help translating this label on a Dikran Najarian oud.
Thanks!!
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It says
"The work of Thikran in Beirut 1956"
there is a word at the end that I can't read very well. I think it reads albasta, which could be the location.
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Thanks!
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More precisely "The Workshop of Thikran". And yes the last word may be "Al Basta" which is a region in Beirut.
Though, I've never heard of this maker in Lebanon.
Can we have pictures of the oud?
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Sure--I'll get some pictures up later today.
The maker is Dikran (or, I guess, Thikran) Najarian. Very good maker. I'll try to get some pictures of the oud up later today.
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Oops.. I missed the very first post ![:rolleyes:](./images/smilies/rolleyes.gif)
It's then Dikran Najarian.. the grand father of Viken Najrian who currently builds ouds. It's an odd way of writing "Dikran" in Arabic, it is
pronounced more like "Deekran".
I think Viken is in the US right?
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Yes, Anaheim, California.
And "Deekran" would be the correct way to pronounce the name.
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very, very nice tone
[file]10047[/file]
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it mean
"" it registered by Dikran in Beirut 1956 ""
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Dear Jonathan:
¿Can you post more pictures of this oud ???
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Hi Folks,
I've seen the label from one of Dikran's oud's -- the Armenian letters for his first name would be pronounced Deekran. Lovely oud ! Can't wait to hear
it .
Regards..Paul
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