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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. | ||
− | 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. |
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Abnus arabice ebanus arbor cuius lignum est interius nigrum extra vero subalbidum notum.
Abnus is the Arabic word for the ebanus {“ebon”} tree whose wood is black on the inside and whitish on the outside.
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.