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− | ''Askincor'' is | + | ''Askincor'' is Arabic for Latin ''stincus'' {"skink lizard"}. |
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− | Siggel p. 14: ﺍﺳﻗﻧﻗﻮﺭ isqanqūr Scincus officinalis, Skunx {i.e. "skink lizard"}. | + | Siggel p. 14: ﺍﺳﻗﻧﻗﻮﺭ /isqanqūr/ Scincus officinalis, Skunx {i.e. "skink lizard"}. |
'c' misread as 't' in ''scincus''. | 'c' misread as 't' in ''scincus''. |
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Askincor arabice stincus.
Translation:
Askincor is Arabic for Latin stincus {"skink lizard"}.
Commentary:
Siggel p. 14: ﺍﺳﻗﻧﻗﻮﺭ /isqanqūr/ Scincus officinalis, Skunx {i.e. "skink lizard"}.
'c' misread as 't' in scincus. Latin scincus/scincos is adopted from Greek σκίγγος /skíngos/, σκίγκος /skínkos/, English skink; it is "a kind of lizard found in Africa and the East, used in medicine" (LSJ).