Henta

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Henta arabice frumentum quod et bor dicitur.


Apparatus:

Henta ACD e | Henca B {'t' misread as 'c'}

frumentum ACD | furmentum B e

quod et bor dicitur ABCD | om. e


Translation:

Henta is the Arabic word for Latin frumentum {"corn, grain"}, which is also called bor.


Commentary:

Wehr: ﺣﻨﻄﺔ /ḥinṭah/ "wheat"; ﺑﺮ /burr/ "wheat".

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