Nachle

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Nachle arabice arbor palme.


Apparatus:

Nachle ABC fjp | Nachel ms. e
arabice om. f


Translation:

Nachle is Arabic for Latin arbor palme {"palm-tree"}.


Commentary and botanical identification:

Nachle:
Wehr (1976): ﻧﺨﻞ /naḫl/ "palm, date palm", nomen unitatis: ﻧﺨﻠﺔ /naḫla/ "a palm tree". Siggel (1950: 71): ﻧﺨﻞ /naḫl /"Palme, bes. Phoenix dactylifera (Palm.), Dattelplame; Name aller Teile der Palme {i.e. "plam-tree, esp. Phoenix dactylifera (Palm.), the date palm [[1]]; name of all parts of the palm-tree”}

Simon's form Nachle transcribes the nomen unitatis ﻧﺨﻠﺔ /naḫla/ "one palm tree".


WilfGunther 02/05/2014


See also Fenix


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