Helba

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Helba scripsit Stephanus alibi pro hulb quod est fenugrecum.


Apparatus:

scripsit om. f
alibi ACD | alicubi B ejp | om. f


Translation:

Stephanus writes in some places helba for Arabic hulb which is Latin fenugrecum {"fenugreek"},


Commentary:

Helba:
Wehr (1976): ﺣﻠﺒﺔ /ḥulba/ "fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum; bot.)".
Siggel (1950: 29) ﺣﻠﺒﺔ /ḥulba/ "Trigonella foenum graecum (Papil.); Bockshornklee, griech. Heu" {i.e. 'fenugreek'}

Stephanus in his Breviarium writes: tilis … helba [[1]].
N.b. Greek τῆλις /têlis/, itacist /tílis/, means "fenugreek".


WilfGunther 26/11/2013


See also: Holbe, Hulbe, Fenugrecum


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