ዑቦል

Tigrinya

Etymology

Cognate to Tigre ዖበል (ʿobäl) of same meaning. Maybe borrowed from Southern Arabic عَبَل (ʕabal, “Calligonum gen. et spp.”), a comparable desert shrub of the same order.

Noun

ዑቦል • (ʿubol)

1. tamarisk, especially Nile tamarisk (Tamarix nilotica)