Ierad

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Ierad arabice locusta liber de doctrina arabica.


Apparatus:

arabica ABC efj | greca p


Translation:

Ierad is Arabic for locust as stated in the Liber de doctrina arabica.


Commentary:

Ierad:
Cf. Wehr (1976): ﺟﺮﺎﺩ /ğarād/ "locust(s)". Siggel (1950: 25): ﺟﺮﺎﺩ /ğarād/ Gryllus migratorius, Wanderheuschrecke {i.e. "migratory locust"}.

Simon's often quoted source, the Liber de doctrina arabica, has so far not been identified, but cf, what must be a similar glossary/dictionary - Vocabulista - ed. Schiaparelli (1871: 79) ﺟﺮﺍﺩﺓ /ğarāda/ Loqusta [[1]]; (1871: 460) LOCUSTA ﺟﺮﺍﺩﺓ ﺟﺮﺍﺩ /ğarāda ğarād/ [[2]].


For further information see Acrides, for another attempt at transcribing the Arabic word see Girad.


WilfGunther 01/12/2013


See also: Acrides


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