ʾmbl

Middle Persian

Alternative forms
  • ʾnbl

Etymology

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Noun

ʾmbl • (ambar)

  1. ambergris

Descendants
  • → Arabic: عَنْبَر (ʕanbar)
  • → Classical Syriac: ܐܡܒܪ (ʾambar)
  • → Hebrew: עִנְבָּר (ʿinbār)

References
  • “ˀmbr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “ambar”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 8
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