כרשה
Hebrew
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כְּרֵשָׁה
Etymology
From Akkadian 𒂵𒆜𒊬 (GA.KASKALSAR, GA.RAŠSAR /karašu/), from Sumerian 𒂵𒆜𒊬 (GA.KASKALSAR, GA.RAŠSAR /garaš/). Also Aramaic כרתא / ܟܪܬܐ (karrāṯā), whence Arabic كَرَّاث (karrāṯ), whence Middle Armenian, Armenian քուռաթ (kʿuṙatʿ).
Noun
כְּרֵשָׁה • (kərēšā́, kreshá) f
- leek
References
- “כרשה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language.
- Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, pages 226–228
- Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden (in German), volume 2, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 131–138
- “karašu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), volume 8, K, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1971, pages 212–214
- “garaš [LEEK]”, in The Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary, University of Pennsylvania, 2006
- Zimmern, Heinrich (1915) Akkadische Fremdwörter als Beweis für babylonischen Kultureinfluss (in German), Leipzig: A. Edelmann, page 57