Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Aruğ (Arı)

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The result was delete. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:56, 23 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Aruğ (Arı)[edit]

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Non-English dictionary definition. Fails WP:GNG. - Mr X 22:55, 9 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

~~Keep~~ (pending verification): If this were, in fact, merely a non-English term for "spirits" it would be a dictionary definition; however, the article implies that "Aruğ" are a type of spirit, presumably specific to the relevant culture's mythology. If the cited source supports this, then keep. הסרפד (call me Hasirpad) 00:17, 10 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Changed to delete; see my reasoning below (unless reliable sources are found). הסרפד (call me Hasirpad) 14:51, 16 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Asia-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 16:41, 10 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Paranormal-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 16:41, 10 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: examining the source (p. 140), with the help of Google Translate, I see that I am partially correct—"Aruğ" are supposed to be a type of benevolent spirit; however, the source seems self-published and cites its sources unusually, and I can't find any other sources. (Then again, I don't know Turkish.) הסרפד (call me Hasirpad) 22:59, 10 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Mark Arsten (talk) 00:12, 16 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.