This is what I have to sometimes navigate through.......
> > As a result of the long history of enslavement of black Africans. The
> > word =D8=B9=D8=A8=D8=AF /=CA=95abd/ -meaning slave- is still used pejor=
atively to refer to
> > black people. In general the word of choice for a black person is
> > =D8=B9=D8=A8=D9=8A=D8=AF /=CA=95be=CB=90d/, which is the diminutive for=
m of The word /=CA=95abd/ and is
> > considered acceptable by many (in Libyan Arabic the diminutive adds an
> > endearing meaning). =D9=88=D8=B5=D9=8A=D9=81--pronounced [ws=CB=A4i=CB=
=90f] in Libyan Arabic- which
> > means servant, is also used in some places, especially by older
> > generations to refer to black ethnicities. On the other hand, the word
> > =D8=AD=D8=B1 /=C4=A7urr/, meaning 'free', is used by many old people to=
refer to non
> > blacks."
Is this anything to do with posting via Google?
Drives me crazeeeeeee!
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