%0 Journal Article
%@ 0080-3545
%A Klimiuk, Maciej
%C Warszawa
%D 2016
%F heidok:25636
%I Dom Wydawniczy Elipsa
%J Rocznik Orientalistyczny
%K Antiochia Arabic, Christian Arabic, folktale, Hatay, pausal form, Saint George, Samandağ, is-Swaydī, Turkey, il-Xiḍir
%N 2
%P 121-133
%R 10.11588/heidok.00025636
%T The Folktale of Saint George and il-Xiḍir: A Text in Christian Arabic of is-Swaydī (Samandağ) in the Turkish Hatay Province
%U https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/25636/
%V 69
%X This article presents a text in Christian Arabic, a dialect used by a small community in the town of is-Swaydī (Samandağ), in Hatay Province, Turkey. The recorded text refers to the figure of il-Xiḍir whose pilgrimage site is located in Samandağ. Christians believe that il-Xiḍir and Saint George are the same person. Apart from the transcription of the text, this article includes its translation and grammatical commentary focused on vowels, pausal forms, and assimilations.