Interesting take from Shoebat.
I haven’t had a chance to look at this in any depth but read Shoebat’s info per link you posted.
Don’t know, and anything is possible.
My Arabic is not fluent. But I’m fluent in Persian and can read and write. So, I refer you to my post #36 in this thread.
What I can comfortably say is: Sonboly or Sonboli can well be an Iranian lastname; but as said before can be a lastname for an Afghan, maybe Syrian, but also some Tunisians. Sonbol as I said before is also the name of the flower hyacinth in Persian language. The “i” or “y” at the end of the Sonbol, i.e. Sonboly or Sonboli usually means someone “belonging to” a particular place, town, or even someone’s profession.
Ultimately, the pronunciation makes a difference and how you pronounce it even in Iran would also depend on which ethnic group you belong to or where you are from. Sonbol, commonly in Iran, can be pronounced in 2 ways, one phonetically spelled san-bol” or “san-boli” or “so-n-bol”, both meaning Hyacinth flower.
As I said my Arabic is limited, and I can read and understand it only as far as some words relate to Persian language. Arabic and Persian are completely languages, different pronunciation and completely different grammar.
Also, Daoud is NOT a Persian name. In Persian, David in English is phonetically Daavood, or I know some Iranian-Jews name their son Daaveed.
If you read my post #36 in this thread, I did wonder about his lastname, and also about his family.
The other anomaly, in my view, is that IF the shooter was in fact born and raised in Germany, being 18, which is quite young, it is very UNUSUAL, to be shouting “Allah Akbar”. This just doesn’t happen, UNLESS, he was brainwashed, and had intense training by the Iranian REGIME in Iran, or in a mosque, as two key examples.
Otherwise, this sorta behavior is not common even among very religious muslim Iranian families, who have lived in Europe since early 1990s, and presumably don’t have a track-record of regularly visiting mosques or visiting Iran for prolonged period of time. Of course exceptions are always possible.
The above is all I can say for now.
Oh, and Sam-bol is also how Iranians pronounce the English word Symbol, when speaking Persian; the meaning is the same as Symbol in English. But that’s an “m” not “n”.
Okay, thanks for your insights.
PS: My reason for pinging you to this thread was the thought that it might provide another piece to the puzzle. Not questioning any of your conclusions.
I will read your comment 36, and please take the time to read Shoebat’s analysis and get back to me with your thoughts, I’d appreciate it.