Pro-nounce Ramallah For Me Please

CR83 - 10-23-2009 at 03:38 PM

Something that has always stuck with me. Met Rob Lind in KC in 02 and told me about the band.

I am from the mid west and we pronounce it: Ruh-mah-luh

Rob pronounced it: Ram-uh-luh

Shawn Refuse in the trailer pronounced it slightly different then both examples above.

I'm curious how you see/hear it.

BDx13 - 10-23-2009 at 03:44 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ArRamallah.ogg

i'm sure it depends in part if you want to take on the traditional, ethnic pronunciation or just speak the english equivalent.

ShawnRefuse - 10-23-2009 at 03:51 PM

plus I mumble a lot and mis-pronounce a lot. I am a Masshole of course.

CR83 - 10-23-2009 at 04:14 PM

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Originally posted by BD
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ArRamallah.ogg

i'm sure it depends in part if you want to take on the traditional, ethnic pronunciation or just speak the english equivalent.

BD, how do you rock it?

XHonusWagnerX - 10-23-2009 at 04:17 PM

I say...... RA-MA-lA

with the A sounding like your having your tonsils checked at the doctor.

Mark Lind - 10-23-2009 at 04:19 PM

I say Ra-mal-a

Rob says Ram-a-luh

Who the fuck knows?

Actually now I forget how I say it. But I know Rob says it differently.

barc0debaby - 10-23-2009 at 04:20 PM

Ra Mal La

random - 10-23-2009 at 05:16 PM

I say Ruh (like huh, but with an r) ma (like, "Hey, ma, can I get...") la (like la-dee-dah=. Or Rahm (like Buddhist Ommm..., but more ahh with an R in front) and Allah like the Muslims worship. The latter is mostly cause I've seen how lots of Arab names (people and cities) can be broken down into component words with religious meaning. Like Hezbollah is actually Hizb Allah means something like "party of Allah," though you'd never guess given how it's presented to us.

SS76 - 10-23-2009 at 05:30 PM

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Originally posted by random
I say Ruh (like huh, but with an r) ma (like, "Hey, ma, can I get...") la (like la-dee-dah=. Or Rahm (like Buddhist Ommm..., but more ahh with an R in front) and Allah like the Muslims worship.

Me too. Regardless, however Rob pronounces it is right; his band. And Mark gave us the teaser that there's more to be heard, and when that happens this board will be the first to know I'm sure.

Mark Lind - 10-23-2009 at 07:02 PM

To be honest, I think Rob mispronounces it. I just looked it up and it is two words in one: Ram Allah (Height of God).

random - 10-23-2009 at 07:32 PM

see my post two above yours, mr lind. =)

XnMeX - 10-23-2009 at 08:19 PM

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Originally posted by random
Ruh (like huh, but with an r) ma (like, "Hey, ma, can I get...") la (like la-dee-dah)

That is the one I use.

Discipline - 10-23-2009 at 08:41 PM

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Originally posted by XnMeX

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Originally posted by random
Ruh (like huh, but with an r) ma (like, "Hey, ma, can I get...") la (like la-dee-dah)

That is the one I use.

Dave - 10-23-2009 at 11:23 PM

Ra-mal-la

Mark Lind - 10-23-2009 at 11:38 PM

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Originally posted by random
see my post two above yours, mr lind. =)

I don't read American good.

morgan - 10-24-2009 at 04:14 AM

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Originally posted by Discipline

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Originally posted by XnMeX

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Originally posted by random
Ruh (like huh, but with an r) ma (like, "Hey, ma, can I get...") la (like la-dee-dah)

That is the one I use.

Same here.

DaveMoral - 10-24-2009 at 12:12 PM

If Rob's pronunciation of the word emphasizes the "Allah" in the middle rather than the "M" he's doing it closer than any of youse! Haha. Or newscasters for that matter, or me.. and I'm Muslim and fully know the correct Arabic pronunciation. I just go with the TV version, but it's not correct strictly speaking.

CR83 - 10-24-2009 at 11:33 PM

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Originally posted by DaveMoral
If Rob's pronunciation of the word emphasizes the "Allah" in the middle rather than the "M" he's doing it closer than any of youse! Haha. Or newscasters for that matter, or me.. and I'm Muslim and fully know the correct Arabic pronunciation. I just go with the TV version, but it's not correct strictly speaking.

Very Well Put. Thanks Dave!

DaveMoral - 10-24-2009 at 11:40 PM

No problemo!