Thread:User talk:CodeCat/Revert to ابری

Greetings, I see that you reverted my changes to this term. I provided reasons for the changes, but I don't see that you addressed my points. Can you please explain your position?

The word used in all early sources, including Ottoman Turkish employ the term ابری abrī not ابرو. See the main WP article for Paper Marbling which cites the earliest Turkish text, dated after 1615, entitled "Tertîb-i Risâle-i Ebrî (ترطیبِ رسالۀ ابری)

This is why I added the label for "Early Ottoman" and "Late Ottoman", as there is a distinct change. The word ابرو ebrû doesn't appear until the 19th century Redhouse Dictionary, 2nd ed. That is "late Ottoman".

Furthermore, ebru is NOT an English word! It is used by some contemporary English-speakers does not automatically make it English. , but it is Turkish, and it means "marbled paper".