𐤂𐤆𐤓

Punic

Etymology

An Iranian borrowing equivalent to Persian گزر (gazar).

Pronunciation

Noun

𐤂𐤆𐤓 (gzr /gizar/) m

  1. earthnut, kippernut
    • 40 CE – 90 CE, Dioscorides, De Materia Medica 4.123::
      βούνιον· οἱ δὲ ἄ⟨κ⟩τ⟨ι⟩ον, οἱ δὲ ἀκτίνην, οἱ δὲ ἀνθεμοφόρον, προφῆται παράδακρυ, Αἰγύπτιοι ἐρξώην, Ῥωμαῖοι σκῶπα ῥήγια, Ἄφροι γιζάρ, οἱ δὲ θεμψώ.
      boúnion; hoi dè á⟨k⟩t⟨i⟩on, hoi dè aktínēn, hoi dè anthemophóron, prophêtai parádakru, Aigúptioi erxṓēn, Rhōmaîoi skôpa rhḗgia, Áphroi gizár, hoi dè thempsṓ.

References

  • Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 406
  • βούνιονBunium ferulaceum”, in Dioscórides Interactivo, 2024
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