Deneb alcheil

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Deneb alcheil arabice cauda equina.


Apparatus:

Denebalcheil B | Dheneb (Deneb e) alcheil ef | Deneb althehil AC {'c' misread as 't'}

arabice om. f


Translation:

Deneb alchehil is Arabic for Latin cauda equina {"horsetail"}.


Commentary:

Siggel (1950: 37): ﺫﻧﺐ ﺍﻟﺨﻴﻞ /ḏanab al-ḫail/ Equisetum {the plant 'horsetail', lit. "tail of horses"}. < ﺫﻧﺐ /ḏanab/ "tail", ﺧﻴﻞ /ḫail/ (coll.) "horses".


See also: Cauda equina


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