Engere

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Engere idem quod ungire que est urtica.


Apparatus:

quod ABC | pro efjp
ungire ABC | hungire (hũgi- p) ep | hugire f | hindere j
et cetera add. AC


Translation:

Arabic Engere or ungire is in Latin urtica {"nettle"}.


Commentary:

Engere:
Siggel (1950: 17): ﺍﻧﺠﺮﻚ ,ﺍﻧﺠﺮﺓ /anğirak/, /anğura/ Urtica (Ach.: pilulifera) {i.e. "Roman nettle"}; Origanum majorana (Lab.) {i.e. "sweet marjoram"}; e. Parietaria (Urtic.) {i.e. a member of the Pellitory genus}.

Karbstein (2002: 54) lists a form closer in vocalisation to Simon's: "7) Pillen-Brennessel {i.e. 'Roman nettle'} Urtica pilulifera L. انجره /anğara/".
Cf. also for Persian Steingass (1892: 106): انجره /anğara/ "A nettle".

ungire:
Cf. Corriente (1997) who lists s.v. *(‘NJR) /unğurah/ “nettle”.


WilfGunther 11:32, 19 July 2015 (BST)


See also: Acalife, Urtica, Heniere


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