Basma

Basma (Arabic: بسمة‎, Hebrew: בסמ"ה‎) is an Israeli Arab local council in the Wadi Ara area of Haifa District. The local council was formed in 1995 through the consolidation of the villages of Barta'a West, Ein as-Sahala, and Muawiya; Basma is an acronym of the villages' names. In 2014 it had a population of 8,657.

History

In 1882, during Ottoman rule, the Palestine Exploration Fund's Survey of Western Palestine described Barta'a as "a ruined Arabic village on a high hill, with a spring in the valley to the north 400 feet below." The name, given at the time as Bertah was taken to mean "cutting". The name 'Ain es Saleh, meaning "the spring of the plain" was noted, but not otherwise described. By Kh. el Mâwîyeh they found "a small ruined khan, of no great antiquity, on the road, near a spring." The name at the time was Khurbet el Mâwîyeh, meaning "the ruin of the place of shelter (a ruined caravanserai)."

In the 1922 census of Palestine, conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Barta'a had a population of 468, and Mawiyeh one of 112, all Muslim. Barta'as population increased according to the 1931 census to 692, still all Muslims, in 94 houses, while Mu'awiya had 141 people in 30 houses.

Ein

Ein is German for a and an and one (masculine/neuter). Ein can also stand for:

EIN can stand for:

Hayate

Hayate (疾風) is a Japanese word which can mean "fresh breeze", although in that sense, it is usually pronounced as shippū (しっぷう). Hayate can also refer to:

Characters

List of Latin-script trigraphs

A number of trigraphs are found in the Latin script, most of these used especially in Irish orthography.

A

⟨aai⟩ is used in Dutch to write the sound /aːi̯/.

⟨abh⟩ is used in Irish to write the sound /əu̯/, or in Donegal, /oː/, between broad consonants.

⟨adh⟩ is used in Irish to write the sound /əi̯/, or in Donegal, /eː/, between broad consonants, or an unstressed /ə/ at the end of a word.

⟨aei⟩ is used in Irish to write the sound /eː/ between a broad and a slender consonant.

⟨agh⟩ is used in Irish to write the sound /əi̯/, or in Donegal, /eː/, between broad consonants.

⟨aim⟩ is used in French to write the sound /ɛ̃/ (/ɛm/ before a vowel).

⟨ain⟩ is used in French to write the sound /ɛ̃/ (/ɛn/ before a vowel). It also represents /ɛ̃/ in Tibetan Pinyin, where it is alternatively written än.

⟨aío⟩ is used in Irish to write the sound /iː/ between broad consonants.

⟨amh⟩ is used in Irish to write the sound /əu̯/, or in Donegal, /oː/, between broad consonants.