Kiarxamber

Kiarxamber arabice cassia fistula.

Apparatus:

Kiarxãber AC | Kiar xamber e | Kiar ař xamber B | Khĩary͡aber f

cassia fistula (-ssiafist- A) AC | casiafistola B | cassiafis ef

Translation:

Kiarxamber is Arabic for Latin cassia fistula {"purging cassia"}.

Commentary:

Wehr (1976): ﺧﻴﺎﺭﺷﻨﺒﺮ /ḫiyār šanbar/ (Egyptian) "drumstick tree, purging cassia (Cassia fistula; bot.)"; Siggel (1950: 33): ﺧﻴﺎﺭﺷﻨﺒﺮ /ḫiyāršanbar/ Bl. u. Fr.-Mark v. Cassia fistula (Leg.), Sennesblätter {i.e. "leaves and pulp of C. fistula (Leg.) Senna leaves for tisane"}, [[1]]

Wehr (1976): ﺧﻴﺎﺭ /ḫiyār/ "cucumber".

Botanical identification:

See Casia (1), [[2]].

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