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Arabic

coll-noun

Definitions

lucerne, alfalfa (Medicago sativa and its produce)

Etymology

Borrowed from Aramaic אַסְפַּסְתָּא derived from Akkadian 𒊍𒉺𒊍𒋾 (presumably lucerne) derived from *aspāstiš (lucerne) derived from Proto-Iranian *HacwaHastiš (alfalfa, lucerne, horse-food, fodder for horses), *Hácwah (horse) suf from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- (eat, related to eating).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₁ed-

Gloss

eat, related to eating

Concept

Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

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