ልብን

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Amharic

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ge'ez ልብን (ləbn).

Noun

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ልብን (ləbn)

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

Ge'ez

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Root
ለ-በ-ነ (lä-bä-nä)
1 term

Etymology

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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

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ልብን (ləbn)

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

Descendants

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  • Amharic: ልብን (ləbn)

References

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