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Classical Syriac
- ܐܘܓܐ (ʾawgā) (confused with a word for sumac)
Etymology
Cognate to Arabic حَبَق (ḥabaq, “basil”), and the borrowing Ancient Greek ὤκῐμον (ṓkimon, “basil”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܚܘܟܐ • (ḥawkā) m (plural ܚܘܟܐ (ḥawkē))
- basil
Inflection
Descendants
References
- “ḥwk”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2020-12-22
- Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 221a
- Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden (in German), volume 2, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 78 seqq.
- Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, pages 151–153
- Payne Smith, Robert (1879–1901) Thesaurus Syriacus (in Latin), Oxford: Clarendon Press, column 1221