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In his transliteration of foreign names, J. X a v i e r naturally 

 follows the pronunciation of his mother-tongue. For Biblical 

 names, however, he follows the Hebrew, which, he bad evidently 

 studied. Thus he writes — 



fjstjfiS, Kafarnahum, Capernaum, according to the 



Hebrew OtttHEO 

 y-£j», Tsktf, Jesus, for n&flt^ 



A.JU, 'alimah, a virgin, or rather, a young woman, 

 Is. vii. 14, for TV2b$ 'almah. 

 J. X a v i e r also proposes four new, but rather fanciful or im- 

 possible, etymologies of the word Mary, or Miry am. He says it means 

 1. high. It seems as if he had derived it from DTI. 2, Sea of bitterness, 

 from W yam, sea, and ID mar, bitter. 3. Teacher. It is difficult to 

 guess what Xavier means ; perhaps he derives it from n"YID, the 

 Part. Hiph. of iTT to teach. 4. Master (Mistress ?) of the Sea, from 

 the Chaldee N1D Lord, and yam, a sea. The usual etymology 

 from HD, the l rebellious,' or ' coy,' is not given. 



Mr. Don's MS. also contains a small collection of ' Prayers' 

 in Persian. 



IY. Gentiana JceschTcei, re-established as a new genus of 

 Gentianacece, by S. Kurz, Esq. 



The President suggested that this paper be considered as read, 

 as it only contains detailed descriptions, — and that, on account 

 of the late hour, the following papers be postponed for the next 

 meeting — 



V. Notes on the Andamanese, by Surgeon F. Day. 



VI. Notes on a trip to the Andamans, by V. Ball, Esq. 



VII. A short list of Andaman Test words, by F. A. de 

 Eoepstorff, Esq. 



VIII. Notes on Archaeological remains found near Taxila, by 

 J. GK Delmerick, Esq. 



IX. Archseological Notes, by A. C. L. C a r 1 1 e y 1 e, Esq. 



