Hab demest

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Hab demest granum lauri quod etiam hab algar dicitur.


Apparatus:

Hab demest AC f | Hab demde e | Hab dem B

ēt AC | ec e | et e | & B


Translation:

Hab demest is Arabic for Latin granum lauri {"laurel seed"} which is also called hab algar.


Commentary:

Wehr (1976): ﺣﺐ /ḥabb/ "grains, seed; cereals, corn; kernels, granules";

Siggel (1950): ﺩﻫﻣﺳﺖ /dahmast/ "S. v. Laurus nobilis, Lorbeersamen …" {i.e. "laurel seed"};

Wehr (1976): ﻏﺎﺭ /ġār/ "laurel tree, bay";

ﺣﺐ ﺍﻟﺩﻫﻣﺳﺖ /ḥabb al-dahmast/ (lit.) "seed of laurel".

ﺣﺐ ﺍﻟﻐﺎﺭ /ḥabb al-ġār/ (lit.) "seed of laurel".


See also: Dafnis, Demest, Gar

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