Abogeharan

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Abogeharan arabice scarabeus, ut in libro de doctrina arabica.


Apparatus:

Abogeharan B e | Abogebarã AD | Abogebaram C {'h' misread as 'b'}.


Translation:

Abogeharan is the Arabic word for Latin scarabeus {"dung beetle"}, as it is said in the liber de doctrina Arabica.


Commentary:

Wehr: ﺍﺑﻮ ﺟﻌﺭﺍﻥ /abū ğiʕrān/ "scarabaeus, dung beetle" < √ ğʕr "to drop its manure (animal)".

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