عنبر

See also: عنتر

Arabic

Etymology

From Middle Persian ʾmbl (ambar, ambergris).

Noun

عَنْبَر (ʿanbar) m

  1. ambergris
  2. short for حُوت الْعَنْبَر (ḥūt al-ʿanbar, sperm whale, cachalot).

Declension

References

  • Jacob, Georg (1886) Der Bernstein bei den Arabern des Mittelalters, Berlin: Carl Fraenkel
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