Zengibil

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Zengibil arabice zinziber.


Apparatus:

Zengibil | Zenzibil f
arabice | alia f
zinziber| zingiber e


Translation:

Zengibil is Arabic for Latin zinziber {"ginger"}.


Commentary:

Cf. Wehr (1976): ﺯﻧﺠﺑﻳﻞ /zanǧabīl/ "ginger". Siggel (1950: 40): ﺯﻧﺠﺑﻳﻞ /zanǧabīl/ Wz. v. Zingiber officinalis, Ingwer {i.e. "root of Z. officinalis, ginger"}

See also: Zingiber


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