كشنى

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Arabic

كُشْنَى
 كشنى on Arabic Wikipedia

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܟܘܫܢܐ (kūšnā). Doublet of كَرْسَنَّة (karsanna, Vicia ervilia) which is from Aramaic כַּרְשִׁינָא (karšinnā) or Hebrew כַּרְשִׁינָה (karšīna), if both are ultimately from Sanskrit कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa, black). Also encountered in Akkadian 𒄘𒃻𒄯𒊏 (/⁠kiššanu⁠/).

Pronunciation

Noun

كُشْنَى (kušnāf

  1. Vicia palaestina

Declension

Descendants

References

  • kwšnyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • ksnyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Levey, Martin (1973) Early Arabic Pharmacology. An Introduction Based on Ancient and Medieval Sources, Leiden: E. J. Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 59
  • Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden (in German), volume 2, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 481–491
  • Stol, Marten (2012) “ GIGNOUX, P. - Lexique des termes de la pharmacopée syriaque. (Cahiers de Studia Iranica 47, Chétiens en terre d'Iran V). Peeters, Leuven, 2011”, in Bibliotheca Orientalis, volume 69, numbers 5–6, column 628