بنجنكشت

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Arabic

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بَنْجَنْكُشْت

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Persian پنج‌انگشت (panj-angošt, chaste tree, literally five-finger), so named because of the leaves ordered in groups of five. So this plant in Ancient Greek πεντάφυλλον (pentáphullon) and in Arabic ذُو خَمْسَة أَصَابِع (ḏū ḵamsa(t) ʔaṣābiʕ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ban.d͡ʒan.kuʃt/, /ban.d͡ʒan.kaʃt/

Noun

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بَنْجَنْكُشْت or بَنْجَنْكَشْت (banjankušt or banjankaštm

  1. chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus)
    Synonyms: حَبّ الْفَقْد (ḥabb al-faqd), سَرْسَاد (sarsād), ذُو خَمْسَة أَصَابِع (ḏū ḵamsa(t) ʔaṣābiʕ)

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