Aniton
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