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)
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