What period of time does Arabic writing go back to ?
albur : This term has a wide range of meanings : 1 ) Flathead mullet ( Spain and Cuba ) , 2 ) a card combination in a card game known as Banca , 3 ) a chance occurrence on which an enterprise hedges its bets , 4 ) an expression which has a double or hidden meaning ( Mexico and Dominican Republic ) 4 ) an amourous affair ( Nicaragua ) , 5 ) a lie , slander or rumour ( Puerto Rico and Honduras ) .