σαπάνα

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Only found in one Dioskourides locus about “Phoenician” Anagallis, where it is said to be the name of the Gauls, which may be seen as the Punic population in Gaul, as the shape of the word is Semitic, and 𐤑𐤐𐤍 (ṣpn) is known from onomastics – see Baal-zephon – as meaning “to save, to protect”, relating to medicinal uses of the plant.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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σᾰπᾰ́νᾰ (sapánaf (genitive σᾰπᾰ́νης); first declension

  1. scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis)
    Synonym: ἀναγαλλίς (anagallís)

Inflection

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Further reading

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  • σαπάνα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
  • “ἀναγαλλίς φοινικῆ – Anagallis arvensis L. subsp. phoenicea”, in Dioscórides Interactivo[1] (in Spanish), 2024
  • Langkavel, Bernhard (1866) Botanik der späteren Griechen vom dritten bis dreizehnten Jahrhunderte (in German), Berlin: F. Berggold, page 63
  • Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden[2] (in German), volume 3, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 77