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User:Garzo

Hallo all!

My name is Gareth Hughes.
I am an Anglican priest in my thirties, living in Oxford, England. I am studying Syriac at the Oriental Institute in the University of Oxford.

I am most interested in working on articles about language and linguistics, and religion and spirituality.

I have been a Wikipedian since 23 November 2004, and an administrator since 21 October 2005 (RfA). My greatest achievement here so far has been writing the Aramaic language article to featured status.

Wikiblessings!

Gareth Hughes (fb).
Thoughts, meditations and quotations
And how does the light creep into the eye?
No one has grasped it:
just as our Saviour who dwelt in the womb.
— St Ephrem the Syrian.
This is true perfection: not to avoid a wicked life because we fear punishment, like slaves; not to do good because we expect repayment, as if cashing in on the virtuous life by enforcing some business deal. On the contrary, disregarding all those good things which we do hope for and which God has promised us, we regard falling from God’s friendship as the only thing dreadful, and we consider becoming God’s friend the only thing truly worthwhile.
— St Gregory of Nyssa.
Only that which is turned to love in our lives can see salvation.
— unknown.

Contents
My PGP public key ID is 0x9F32AF1E, expand for key:
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the wiki for all religions and none.

[edit] Current projects

Projects subpage The main page for drafting material for articles
Lala subpage For working on languages and linguistics
More-tea subpage For working on religion and spirituality
Elephant subpage For working on all sorts of other bits and pieces
My Wiktionary user page
My Wikicommons user page
My WikiTravel user page
My Wikicities user page

[edit] On the boil

Picture of the day
Victoria Crater

Victoria Crater
Photo credit: Opportunity rover
Archive – More featured pictures...


[edit] Simmering

[edit] Back burner

[edit] Languages, personal information and collaborations

My languages
en This user is a native speaker of English.
arc-3 This user is able to contribute with an advanced level of Aramaic.
he-3 משתמש זה מסוגל לתרום ברמה מתקדמת של עברית.
ke-3 Ὁ χρήστης οὗτος δύναται συνεισφέρειν μετ' ἀνωτέρας γνώσεως τῆς Κοινῆς Ελληνικῆς.
la-3 Hic usor callidissima latinitate contribuere potest.
ang-2 Þes brūcere cann forðian mid middelre mǣðe Englisces.
ar-2 هذا المستخدم يستطيع المساهمة بالعربية بمستوى متوسط.
cy-2 Fe all y defnyddiwr 'ma gyfrannu ar lefel ganolradd y Gymraeg.
de-2 Dieser Benutzer hat fortgeschrittene Deutschkenntnisse.
fr-2 Cet utilisateur peut contribuer avec un niveau intermédiaire en français.
ms-2 Pengguna ini boleh menyumbang dengan taraf yang sederhana dalam Bahasa Melayu.
ga-1 Tá bun-Ghaeilge ag an úsáideoir seo.
hy-1 Այս անձը կարող է աշխատել սկզբնական մակարդակի հայերեն լեզվով:
ku-1 Ev bikarhêner kurdî hinekî dizane.
kw-1 An devnydhyer ma a woer skrifa Kernewek orth nivel sempel.
lv-1 Šis lietotājs latviešu valodu prot pamatlīmenī.
tr-1 Bu kullanıcı düşük seviyede Türkçe anlıyor.
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Wikipedia
13,158+ This user has made over 13,158 contributions to Wikipedia articles.
This user helped promote the article Aramaic language to featured article status.
This user is an administrator on the English Wikipedia. (verify)
CSB This user is a member of the Wikiproject Countering Systemic Bias
This user is a member of the Anglicanism and Anglican Communion WikiProject.
This user is a member of the WikiProject Languages.
This user has a page on Wikimedia Commons.
Personal
This user is an adherent of Anglican Christianity.
This user was born on 19 July.
X This user is a member of Generation X.
INFP
According to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator this user is an
INFP (11%, 62%, 75%, 44%)
According to the Political Compass this user is:
Economic Left (-7.38) and
Social Libertarian (-5.64)
This user is owned by one or more cats.
This user is straight but not narrow.
This user lives in the United Kingdom.
3° This user has three academic degrees.
OX
This user studies at
Wolfson College, Oxford
 WOLF
Durham University coat of arms This user studies or studied at Durham University.
Interests
 This user is interested in ancient civilizations.
This user is interested in Eastern Christianity.
This user just LOVES to cycle!
This user supports
the Three Lions:-
ENGLAND
EFC
This user supports
Everton
This user enjoys skygazing and astronomy.
This user is interested in environmentalism.
This user supports Amnesty International.
This user supports the Make Poverty History and ONE campaigns.
This user supports gender equality.
Linguistics
Arab-5
ع		 This user has full understanding of the Arabic script.
Grek-5
Ω		 This user has full understanding of the Greek alphabet.
Hebr-5
ש		 This user has full understanding of the Hebrew alphabet.
Cyrl-4
я		 This user has a near complete understanding of the Cyrillic alphabet.
Armn-2
Թ		 This user has an intermediate understanding of the Armenian alphabet.
Egyp-2
A
This user has an intermediate understanding of the Egyptian hieroglyphics.
ipa-4
ə		 This user has a nearly complete understanding of the International Phonetic Alphabet.
Music
voc-3 This user is an advanced vocalist.
gtr-2 This user is an intermediate guitarist.
tuba-1 This user is a novice tuba player.
uke-1 This user is a novice ukulele player.
Computing
This user contributes using Ubuntu.
This user contributes with GNOME.
Firefox This user contributes using Mozilla Firefox.
@ This user can be reached by email.
facebook This user maintains a facebook profile as Gareth Hughes.
Pidgin This user uses Pidgin to chat on networks such as AIM and IRC.
The current Anglicanism Collaboration of the Month is
Essays and Reviews
The next collaboration will be selected on 30 April 2008. (Vote here)
WikiProject Countering systemic bias open tasks
This project creates new articles and improves neglected ones.

The current UK Collaboration of the Fortnight is British-Spanish relations.
Every fortnight a different UK-related topic, stub or non-existent article is picked.
Please read the nomination text and improve the article any way you can.

[edit] Past projects

Ain't Syriac pretty!
I hereby award you with the Exceptional Newcomer Award for your contributions, always of exceptional quality, to all sorts of articles (and notably the linguistic ones in the corner of Wikipedia where I'm most at home). You arrived barely a month ago, and reading through your contributions, I think that almost every single one of them is very valuable and well thought-out. Your list of Past projects speaks for itself. Thank you for sharing your knowledge! Keep up the good work! — mark ✎ 01:12, 22 Dec 2004 (UTC)
I hereby award you with the Exceptional Newcomer Award for your contributions, always of exceptional quality, to all sorts of articles (and notably the linguistic ones in the corner of Wikipedia where I'm most at home). You arrived barely a month ago, and reading through your contributions, I think that almost every single one of them is very valuable and well thought-out. Your list of Past projects speaks for itself. Thank you for sharing your knowledge! Keep up the good work! — mark ✎ 01:12, 22 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Just to continue the theme of wikilove from above, for all your efforts on the hieroglyph templates, you are hereby my hero of the day and here is a gold star (I hope you won't take offence at being awarded an ex-Soviet honour). -- ALoan (Talk) 22:24, 29 Oct 2004 (UTC)
Just to continue the theme of wikilove from above, for all your efforts on the hieroglyph templates, you are hereby my hero of the day and here is a gold star (I hope you won't take offence at being awarded an ex-Soviet honour). -- ALoan (Talk) 22:24, 29 Oct 2004 (UTC)
Let me add my congrats on your successful RFA. I trust that you will carryout your extra responsibilities diligently. Good luck! Oran e (t) (c) (@) 20:13, 21 October 2005 (UTC)
Let me add my congrats on your successful RFA. I trust that you will carryout your extra responsibilities diligently. Good luck! Oran e (t) (c) (@) 20:13, 21 October 2005 (UTC)
The Richard Hooker Memorial Barnstar for hard work and dilignence on the Anglicanism WikiProject
The Richard Hooker Memorial Barnstar for hard work and dilignence on the Anglicanism WikiProject
This Rosetta Barnstar is awarded in recognition of your work in helping build the world's best free collection of shared community knowlegde about languages — which are, after all, one of the best windows into the miracle of our diverse but shared humanity. ntennis 12:15, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
This Rosetta Barnstar is awarded in recognition of your work in helping build the world's best free collection of shared community knowlegde about languages — which are, after all, one of the best windows into the miracle of our diverse but shared humanity. ntennis 12:15, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
Uniliteral signs
Sign Tranlit. Say Notes
A
3 a called aleph,
a glottal stop,
an Egyptian vulture
i
ỉ i/a called yodh
a reed
i i
or
y
y y double yodh
a pair of reeds or a pair of strokes
a
̒ a called ayin,
a voiced pharyngeal fricative
an arm
w
or
W
w w/u called waw
a quail chick or its hieratic abbreviation
b
b b a lower leg
p
p p a reed mat or stool
f
f f a horned viper
m
m m an owl
n
n n a ripple of water
r
r r a mouth
h
h h a reed shelter
H
ḥ h an emphatic h,
a voiceless pharyngeal fricative,
a twisted wick
x
ḫ kh a gutteral sound,
a voiceless velar fricative,
a placenta or a ball of string (?)
X
ẖ kh a softer sound,
a voiceless palatal fricative,
an animal belly with tail
s
or
z
s s a folded cloth or a door bolt
S
š sh a garden pool
q
ḳ k an emphatic k,
a voiceless uvular plosive,
a slope of a hill
k
k k a basket with handle
g
g g a jar stand
t
t t a bun
T
ṯ ch as in English church,
a tethering rope
d
d d a hand
D
ḏ j as in English judge,
a cobra
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