Sandel

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Sandel arabice sandalum.


Apparatus:

Sandel efj | Sander B | Saudel ACD p {'n' misread as 'u'}.


Translation:

Sandel is Arabic for Latin sandalum {"sandalwood"}.


Commentary:

Wehr (1976): ﺻﻧﺪﻝ /ṣandal/ "sandalwood". Siggel (1950: 48): ﺻﻧﺪﻝ /ṣandal/ Sandelholz; weißes v. Santalum album, rotes v. Pterocarpus santalinus (Leg.) {i.e. "sandalwood, white is from Santalum album, red is from Pterocarpus santalinus"}


See also: Sandali

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