Kamchah

Kamchah arabice triticum.

Apparatus:

Whole entry missing in ms. e
Kamchah f | Kameab B {'c' misread as 'e' and 'h' misread as 'b'} | Kamehah jp | Kamehali AC {'chah' misread as 'ehali'}

Translation:

Kamchah is Arabic for Latin triticum {"wheat"}.

Commentary:

Kamchah:
Wehr (1976): ﻗﻤﺢ /qamḥ/ "wheat"; Siggel (1950: 60): /qamḥ/ Triticum sativum (Gram.) Weizen {i.e. "wheat"}; ﻗﻤﺤﺔ /qamḥa/, pl. ﻗﻤﺤﺎﺕ /qamḥāt// "wheat-kernel".

WilfGunther 05/12/2013

See also: Sitos, Pyros (2), Henta

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