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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The source of "Sabnak" and its associated terminology are unknown, but the term is well attested. It appears in the earliest Sabnak language written record as a general term for persons living within the modern area of Sabnaki. Peipheral references in [[Varshan]]i sources may reference the "Sabnak" in a source as early as 150 BC, but the context and meaning of the word in this record are debated by scholars. | |||
Sabnaki is unusual among nation-states, as its name is usually rendered as the plural of Sabnak peoples, "Sabnaki", based on the name of the state. While the full name of the state is "Dominion of the Sabnaki", i.e. state belonging to the Sabnak people, the state has no traditional or commonly accepted geographical associated with it. Over the course of the 20th century, "Sabnaki" came to be used in [[Occidental]] scholarship and cultural references as a geographical proper noun, and this usage has been increasingly accepted by the Sabnak state itself in diplomatic correspondence. In some [[Levantine]] countries and in [[Caphiria]], the Dominion is referred to simply as "Sabnacia". | Sabnaki is unusual among nation-states, as its name is usually rendered as the plural of Sabnak peoples, "Sabnaki", based on the name of the state. While the full name of the state is "Dominion of the Sabnaki", i.e. state belonging to the Sabnak people, the state has no traditional or commonly accepted geographical associated with it. Over the course of the 20th century, "Sabnaki" came to be used in [[Occidental]] scholarship and cultural references as a geographical proper noun, and this usage has been increasingly accepted by the Sabnak state itself in diplomatic correspondence. In some [[Levantine]] countries and in [[Caphiria]], the Dominion is referred to simply as "Sabnacia". | ||