ልብን

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Amharic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ge'ez ልብን (ləbn).

Noun

ልብን (ləbn)

  1. storax (Styrax officinalis), in particular the resin thereof)

Ge'ez

Root
ለ-በ-ነ (lä-bä-nä)
1 term

Etymology

As this is an otherwise absent root in Ethiopian Semitic, a borrowing in the course of incense trade from Arabic لُبْنَى (lubnā) or Sabaean 𐩡𐩨𐩬𐩺 (lbny) of same meaning.

Noun

ልብን (ləbn)

  1. storax (Styrax officinalis, in particular the resin thereof)

Descendants

  • Amharic: ልብን (ləbn)

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