Difference between revisions of "Abnus"
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− | Abnus is the Arabic word for the ebanus {"ebon"} tree whose wood is black on the inside and whitish on the outside. | + | ''Abnus'' is the Arabic word for the ''ebanus'' {"ebon"} tree whose wood is black on the inside and whitish on the outside. |
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Cf. Wehr: ﺍﺑﻧﻮﺱ /abnūs/ "ebony". | Cf. Wehr: ﺍﺑﻧﻮﺱ /abnūs/ "ebony". | ||
− | More traditional Latin has (h)ebenus "the ebon-tree, ebony", a word taken over from Greek ἔβενος/ ἕβενος /(h)ébenos/ id. | + | More traditional Latin has ''(h)ebenus'' "the ebon-tree, ebony", a word taken over from Greek ἔβενος/ ἕβενος /(h)ébenos/ id. |
− | The Arabic word | + | The Arabic word ''abnūs'' is itself a loan from the Greek word ''ébenos'', but ''abnūs'' did supply the basis for some early loans in e.g. Povençal ''avenutz'', Catalan ''banús'' and older Spanish/Portuguese ''abenuz''. |
See also: [[Ebenus]] | See also: [[Ebenus]] |
Revision as of 20:56, 12 February 2012
Abnus arabice ebanus arbor cuius lignum est interius nigrum extra vero subalbidum notum.
Translation:
Abnus is the Arabic word for the ebanus {"ebon"} tree whose wood is black on the inside and whitish on the outside.
Commentary:
Cf. Wehr: ﺍﺑﻧﻮﺱ /abnūs/ "ebony".
More traditional Latin has (h)ebenus "the ebon-tree, ebony", a word taken over from Greek ἔβενος/ ἕβενος /(h)ébenos/ id.
The Arabic word abnūs is itself a loan from the Greek word ébenos, but abnūs did supply the basis for some early loans in e.g. Povençal avenutz, Catalan banús and older Spanish/Portuguese abenuz.
See also: Ebenus