Re: [OT] Square Root (was Re: fribidi + joining/shaping)

["Youcef Rabah Rahal" <yrrahal42 at hotmail dot com>]

No really, this is no lie... I am serious (look at the attachement).

Texts exist. I can find references. But this was only a parenthesis, I don't 
know if it worths a talk on the developer list. People have their 
convictions about historical issues, and it is hard to change them.

Salam,

Youcef.

> From: Roozbeh Pournader
> Subject: [OT] Square Root (was Re: fribidi + joining/shaping)
> Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2002 13:49:42 +0330 (IRT)
>
> On Sun, 29 Dec 2002, Youcef Rabah Rahal wrote:
>
> > The square root symbol originates from the word "Jidhr" (Root) and its
> > symbol was a letter "Jeem" (start_of_word Jeem) over a number. So the
> > English sqrt symbol is the Arabic sqrt symbol flipped horizontally ;)
>
> That's worse than a myth. It looks like a bad lie :))))
>
> I have seen a lot of European texts mentioning that the European square
> root symbol has originated from the Latin letter "r" (for Root). I don't
> need to explain how it changes to a root sign (please use your imagination
> just a little) but I guess that needs a lot less than a rotation and a
> flip.
>
> Please don't tell things like this publicly. People may start to believe
> them. ;)
>
> roozbeh
>
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