Sumbel

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Sumbel arabice spica nardi.


Apparatus:

spica B e f | spice AC


Translation:

Sumbel is Arabic for Latin spica nardi {"spikenard"}.


Commentary:

Wehr (1976): ﺴﻧﺑﻞ /sunbul/ "ear, spike (of grain)"; ... ﺍﻟﺴﻧﺑﻞﺍﻟﻫﻧﺪﻯ /as-sunbul al-hindī/ "Indian spikenard (Nardostachys Jatamansi; bot.)". Siggel (1950: 43): ﺴﻧﺑﻞ /sunbul/ Nardostachys (Valeriana) Jatamansi (Valerianac.) ind. Narde {"Indian spikenard"}.


See also: Nardo stachium, Nardus

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