ACEH COJANG FOR TRANSLATION ,MALAY/ARABIC INSCRIPTION / STRANGE DATE

[mohd]

Hi Willem,

So sorry for the late reply because I just opened my mailbox and read your email this morning

Congrats for acquiring the beautiful Klewang (i.e. or Parang Lading Jantan) Aceh.

Those inscriptions are Malay words written in Jawi.



ﻻفــن = lapan = eight
هــاري = hari = day
بــولــن = bulan = month
ربــيــع ال = rabi' ula = most probably is "Rabiul Ula" or "Rabiul Awal" which is the 3rd month of the Hijriyah Calender.
ســنــة = sanah = year (i.e. Arabic)
1317 = 1317 Hijriyah = Hijriyah year 1317 (i.e. 1899)

ﻻفــن هــاري بــولــن ربــيــع ال ســنــة 1317 = lapan hari bulan rabi' ula sanah 1317 = The eight day of the month of Rabiul Ula in the Hijriyah year of 1317 = ~ Monday 17th July 1899



امـفــوث = ampunya = owned
حــق = hak = righteously
تــوﺀ شــيــخ = tok sheikh = a nickname which means The Old Pious

امـفــوث حــق تــوﺀ شــيــخ = ampunya hak tok sheikh = Righteously owned by Tok Sheikh

Hope this help

mohd

[asomotif]

Thank you very much Mohd,

"Righteously owned by Tok Sheikh" = Old Pious.

I checked it on Google and "pious" is translated as "devoted"

Is/was it normal to use nick names in Aceh ?
Does this give any indication on the status of this person ?

My idea goes towards an Oeleebalang / spiritual leader. Do you agree ?

Thanks and best regards,
Willem

[mohd]

Originally Posted by asomotif

.. Is/was it normal to use nick names in Aceh ? ..

Willem, the use of nickname is not only normal in Aceh but in most parts of Malay Archipelago.
In Malaysia for example, names like Tok Janggut, Tok Gajah and Tok Pulau Manis are nicknames. Those were not their real names.

Originally Posted by asomotif

.. Does this give any indication on the status of this person ? ..

It's the culture in Malay Archipelago never to address a respectable person or an elder with his real name but his nama gelaran (i.e. nickname).
In Malaysia, Indonesia, Southern Thai and Southern Philippines they will never call you "Willem" but "Mr Willem" or "Uncle Willem" or "Pak Willem" or whatever name that they think most suitable with your age or status.

Originally Posted by asomotif

.. My idea goes towards an Oeleebalang / spiritual leader. Do you agree ?

Hulubalang (i.e. Oeleebalang is the miss-spelling of it) means knight.
Tok Sheikh which means The Old Pious might be the nickname of a leader with high knowledge in Islamic religion. It also might be the nickname of a leader with Arabic family root.

mohd

[asomotif]

Dear Mohd,

Thank you again for the explanation and for the details giving me better understanding of the culture behind this klewang.

How can we translate "tok" if we want to relate to this in terms of Mr. / Uncle, etc..

Best regards,
Willem

[Mytribalworld]

Funny, 17 july 1899 Teuku Nyak Arif was born ! One of indonesia national heroes from Aceh , its just an detail however..........http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teuku_Nyak_Arif