Kataf (2)

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Kataf arabice yrundo.


Apparatus:

Kataf ABC | Kartaf f | Khartaf e


Translation:

Kataf is Arabic for Latin yrundo {"swallow" (bird)}.


Commentary:

Wehr (1976): ﺧﻄﺎﻑ /ḫuṭṭāf/ "swift, a variety of swallow".

Latin hirundo "swallow".


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