Hasialrahy
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Hasialrahy: arabice virga pastoris hasahelrai Stephanus scripsit.
Apparatus:
Hasialrahy AC | Hasihalrahi f | Hasi alragi e | Haslalrahagi B
hasahelrai ABC | hasaherahi f | hasahelim? e
Translation:
Hasialrahy is Arabic for Latin virga pastoris {(lit.) "shepherd’s crook"}. Stephanus writes the name of this plant as hasahelrai.
Commentary:
Siggel p.20: ﻋﻀﺎ ﺍﻟﺮﺍﻋﻰ ... /ʕaṣā ar-rāʕī/ = ... Polygonum aviculare etc. {i.e. "common knotgrass"}.
Wehr: ﻋﻀﺎ /ʕaṣan/ {√ʕṣw }"staff, rod; wand, stick …".
ﺭﺍﻋﻰ /rāʕin/ "shepherd, herdsman; guardian, keeper, protector; patron, sponsor; pastor (Chr.)"
See also: Poligonia, Virga pastoris