ܟܫܘܬܐ

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Classical Syriac

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كُشُوتCuscuta epithymum

Etymology

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Probably from כַּשָׁא / ܟܰܫܳܐ (kašā, to pile up) because of the jumbled fashion in which this parasitic plant climbs trees, else from Akkadian 𒃢 (SILA₄ /⁠kasû⁠/), a plant with many small seeds used for spice, fumigation and medicine, just like dodder species. Also Jewish Babylonian Aramaic כְּשׁוּתָא (kəšūṯā), Hebrew כְּשׁוּת (kəšūṯ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܟܫܽܘܬܳܐ (kəšūṯāf

  1. dodder (Cuscuta gen. et spp., especially Cuscuta epithymum)

Descendants

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References

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  • kšw”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • kšy”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Löw, Immanuel (1914) “Cuscuta”, in Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und verwandte Gebiete[1] (in German), volume 28, pages 1–14
  • Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen[2] (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, pages 230–231
  • Löw, Immanuel (1928) Die Flora der Juden[3] (in German), volume 1, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 453–461