Rague

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Rague arabice spuma que et zebet dicitur.


Apparatus:

Rague | Ragne B {'n' for 'u' typesetting error}
{spuma} ms. p adds an attempt to write: ﺭﻏﻮﺓ /raġwa/ in Arabic script
zebet AC e | zebeth (ʒe- p) B p | zebed f | ʒebʒ j


Translation:

Rague is Arabic for Latin spuma {"foam"}, and another Arabic term for it is zebet.


Commentary:

Wehr (1976): ﺭﻏﻮﺓ /raġwa, ruġwa/ "foam, froth, spume; lather, dross, slag". Wehr (1976): ﺯﺑﺩ /zabad/ "foam, froth, dross".


See also: Afros, Zebet albahar


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