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ناردين

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Arabic

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ناردينValeriana officinalis
ناردينNardostachys jatamansi
 ناردين on Arabic Wikipedia

Etymology

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From Aramaic נָרְדִּין / ܢܪܕܝܢ (nārdīn), a plurale tantum form of נָרְדָּא / ܢܪܕܐ (nārdā), Ultimately the same word as treated under رَنْد (rand).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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نَارْدِين or نَارَدِين (nārdīn or nāradīnm

  1. nard (Nardostachys jatamansi, syns. Nardostachys grandiflora, Valeriana jatamansi)
  2. garden valerian (Valeriana officinalis)
    Synonyms: سُنْبُل رُومِيّ (sunbul rūmiyy), حَشِيشَةُ الْقَطَّة (ḥašīšatu l-qaṭṭa)
  3. valerian (Valeriana gen. et spp.)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Middle Armenian: նարդին (nardin)

References

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  • nrdyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen[1] (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, pages 368–370
  • Schönig, Hanne (2002) Schminken, Düfte und Räucherwerk der Jemenitinnen: Lexikon der Substanzen, Utensilien und Techniken (Beiruter Texte und Studien; 91)‎[2], Würzburg: Ergon-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 276–277