Aniton

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Aniton greci anetum vocant, idem anetileon oleum inde factum. Arabice vero xebeth dicitur.


Apparatus:

Antion A | Anithon BH p | Anthion C | Aniton e

p adds distorted Greek word

anetum ABC ep | anithon H

idem A p | item B | vide H | unclear f

anethyleon AC | anetileon B e | nethileon p adds distorted Greek word | anethileum H

p adds distorted Arabic word after xebeth


Translation:

Aniton the Greeks call anetum, similarly anetileon the oil that is made from it. But in Arabic it is called xebeth.


Commentary:

The plant discussed in this entry is aniseed: anethum or anetum in Latin, and ἄνηθον /anēthon/ in Greek. Aniseed oil is called ἀνηθέλαιον /anēthelaion/ in Greek. For the Arabic, see Xebet.

Simon's transliteration anithon reflects the Byzantine pronunciation of his time, with /ē/ being pronounced /i/.


See also: Scebet, Sebetum, Xebet


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