Haneb

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Haneb arabice iuiube.


Translation:

Haneb is Arabic for Latin iuiube {"jujube"}.


Commentary:

Cf. Wehr (1976): ﻋﻨﺎﺏ /ʕunnāb/ "jujube (Zizyphus vulgaris Lam.; bot.); (its fruit) jujube". Siggel (1950: 53): ﻋﻨﺎﺏ /ʕunnāb/ Zizyphus sativus (Rhamnac.), Jujube, Brustbeere {i.e. "jujube"}

Medieval Latin jujuba, plural jujube, is ultimately derived from Greek ζίζυφον /zízyphon/.

For more information see Zizife.

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