Ten

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Ten arabice lutum.


Apparatus:

Ten ABCD f | Tem e


Translation:

Ten is Arabic for Latin lutum {"clay"}.


Commentary:

Wehr (1976): ﻄﻴﻦ /ṭīn/ "clay, potter’s clay,argil; soil". Siggel (1950: 84): ﻄﻴﻦ /ṭīn/ "Tonerde, Lehm, Bolus" {i.e. "clay, potter’s clay, bolus"}.


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