The Romans nicknamed it Arabia Felix,
fortunate Arabia. Nowadays, it's called Yemen. What is it
called in the King James Bible?
Etymology, Etymology, and more Etymology
as well as grammar, usage, euphemism, slang, jargon, semantics (meaning), linguistics, neologism, idiom, word origin, syntax, dialect, lexicon (vocabulary), diction, pidgin, synonym, antonym, homonym, cant, argot, lingo, and redundancy.
The critically-acclaimed board game
MooT
consists of tough questions about the nuances of the English language.
Answer:
Sheba
The Arabs called it Saba and the Greeks
(and Romans) called it Sabaea.
Please note that these are draft questions for the board game MooT.
If you spot an error or disagree with anything I've said here,
please let me know and I'll fix it.
(the Mootguy)
Feedback
God i love this game. Is there a link to a map on where
this piece of land lies today?
Go to Google maps and type in
Yemen.
x-acenyc28-@-hotmail.com
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I was there when it was called Aden. The Brits
owned it then.
x-jestrom-@-cox.net
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When you type Sheba on Google you get a list of sites related to
cat's food. Xhere is the queen of Sheba gone ? On a cat's plate
x-nanon.gardin-@-wanadoo.fr
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