Nixe

Nixe arabice amilum.

Apparatus:

arabice B e | ara. AC | grece f

amilum (-luʒ e; -lũ A f) AC ef | anulum B {'mi' misread as 'nu'}

Translation:

Nixe is Arabic for Latin amilum {"starch"}.

Commentary:

Siggel (1950: 71): ﻧﺷﺎﺀ /našāʔ/ Stärkekleister, Wäschestärke {"starch paste, starch"}.

See also: Amilum

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